Minister Membe bids farewell to former Prime Minister of Malaysia

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation receives Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, who is also a Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM) Fellow Emeritus and Companion.  Tun Dr. Mohamad has cooperated with a number of African leaders to articulate the aims of the movement in achieving national visions, inclusivity through financial inclusion, quality and standards as well as innovation.   

Tun Dr. Mohamad is received by Mr. Omary Mjenga, Assistant Director of the Department of Asia and Australasia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. 

Hon. Minister Membe (2nd left), walks former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to the VIP Room at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam.   Dr. Mohamad has been participating in the 2013 Global Smart Partnership Dialogue held from June 28, 2013 at the Mwalimu Nyerere Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam.

Hon. Membe in a photo with Tun Dr. Mohamad. 

TUn Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in a discussion with Hon. Membe about Smart Partnership Dialogue and the way forward. 

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad interviewed by local reporters in Dar es Salaam before his departure back to Malaysia.  Dr. Mohamad has been in Tanzania participating at the 2013 Global Smart Partnership Dialogue held at Mwalimu Nyerere Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam from June 28, 2013. 

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and wife Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali listening to reporters while being interviewed at the Julius Nyerere International Airport yesterday in Dar es Salaam. 

Hon. Membe, Dr. Mohamad and Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Saidi Meck Sadik exchange views while walking towards a plane that Dr. Mohamad and his beloved wife were going to board to head back to Malaysia. 

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad expresses something to Hon. Minister Bernard K. Membe before his departure back to Malaysia. 

Hon. Membe says goodbye to Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and his beloved wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali.

Hon. Membe says goodbye to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, while  Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Saidi Meck Sadik and Mr. Omary Mjenga witnessing the occasion. 

Hon. Membe says goodbye to Tun Dr. Mohamad.

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation explains something with Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Saidi Meck Sadik. All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation