President Samia Suluhu Hassan was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) degree by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at a ceremony held on October 10, 2023. The event was attended by Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE

President Samia Suluhu Hassan who was on a four-day visit to India, took the audience on a heartfelt journey through her life, sharing her remarkable story from a humble upbringing in an African village to becoming the first woman president of Tanzania. Her acceptance speech resonated with deep affection for India, as she reminisced about her first visit in 1998 when she came to study in Hyderabad. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE

President Samia Suluhu Hassan is the first woman to be awarded the Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy (Doctorate Honoris Causa) by Jawaharlal Nehru University. Apart from President Samia, other leaders who have already been awarded the Honorary Degree by the Jawaharlal Nehru University include Russian President Vladmir Putin and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

President Samia was presented the Honoris Causa for her role in fostering India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy and achieving success in regional integration and multilateralism