Nilisema siasa ni mahali ambapo wenye akili huweza kuitwa mbumbu na mbumbu huitwa wenye akili....bado namsoma Sospeter Mhongo ambaye falures wa shule wanamuita mbumbu...profile yake hii hapa..... _______________________________ Sospeter M. Muhongo, FGSAf , FTWAS, FAAS, CGeol, EurGeol, MASSAf , FGIGE, MP (born 25 June 1954) is a Tanzanian geologist and a nominated member of the Tanzanian Parliament. He is the current Minister of Energy and Minerals. [1][2] Life and career He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of African Earth Sciences.[3] He is a fellow of several highly learned professional societies including the Geological Society of London ., [4] the Geological Society of America . [5] the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences [6] and the Tanzania Academy of Sciences. [7] He also is the Vice-President for Commission of the Geological Map of the World (CGMW) , 2005-to date.[8] Has also worked as a Visiting Researcher, University of Mainz , Germany in 2000– 2009[9] He was the founder and first Executive Director of the International Council for Science (ICSU)- Africa Region. ICSU is a non-governmental organisation with a global membership of national scientific bodies (121 members) and international scientific unions (30 members). [10] In 2009, he was among the nominated candidates [11] from Tanzania, for the post of Director General for UNESCO. Honours and awards Awards 1977: Vice-Chancellors Prize, University of Dar es Salaam[1] 1979: Gondwana Prize, University of Dar es Salaam 2004: Robert Shackleton Award for Outstanding Precambrian Research in Africa – the flagship award of the Geological Society of Africa .[12] 2006: National Award for Research in Science and Technology (NARST) by the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology 2007: The Honours Award of the Geological Society of South Africa . [1] 2011: Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Order of Academic Palms) at Officier (Officer) grade by the French Government[13] Honorary University of Pretoria , Honorary Professor of Geology since 2006 Honorary Research Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (FCAGS) Publications Muhongo is the author or co-author of over 150 scientific articles and technical papers and has co-authored the publication of large-scale geological maps of Africa, East Africa and Tanzania. [
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