Seif Sharif Hamad

Seif Sharif Hamad (22 October 1943 – 17 February 2021) was a Tanzanian politician. He was the First Vice President of Zanzibar from 2010 to 2016 and again from 2020 until 2021. He was Party Chairman of ACT Wazalendo. 
Hamad was hospitalised on 29 January 2021 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania with COVID-19. The Tanzian government, which does not believe that COVID is in the country, said he had pneumonia. Hamad died on 17 February 2021 from the infection, aged 77.