Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai

Asanterabi Zephaniah Nsilo Swai (1925–1994) was a pioneer Tanzanian politician of Chagga heritage.


 * From 1952 to 1954 he was assistant warden at the Makerere University.
 * From 1958 to 1960 he was general manager, Meru Cooperative Union and was provincial chairman, Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) of the Northern Province.
 * From 1960 to 1962 he was chairman, TANU Economics and Social Development Committee.
 * From 1962 to 1967 he was national treasurer TANU.
 * In 1960 he was appointed member of the Legislative Council.
 * From 1960 to 1961 he was Minister of Commerce and Industry.
 * From January to March 1962 he was Minister of Health and Labor.
 * From July to December 1962 he was Minister without Portfolio and Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations
 * From 1962 to 1963 he was Minister of Development Planning Tanganyika.
 * In 1962 Nelson Mandela was his guest.
 * From 1964 to 1965 he was Minister of State, President's Office Directorate of Planning.
 * On 1965-10-13 he held a speech before the 1360th meeting of United Nations General Assembly
 * From September 1965 to March 1967, he was Minister of Industries, Mineral Resources and Power,
 * From March 1967 to June 1967, he was Minister of Economic Affairs and Development Planning and chairman of the National Development Corporation.
 * In 1967 he was Minister of East African Affairs.
 * From 1967 to 1968 he was East African Community Minister for Communications, Research and Social Services and member, East African Legislative Assembly.