President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has nominated Finance Minister Philip Isdor Mpango to be vice-president.
Tanzania’s parliament Speaker Job Ndugai made the announcement on Tuesday in the capital, Dodoma, ahead of the approval vote.
Lawmakers will vote on his nomination on Tuesday.
Hassan became president after the death of John Magufuli earlier this month.
Meanwhile, recall that Mpango was last month seen in a viral video coughing during a press conference while paying tribute to senior government officials who had died of suspected Covid-19.
Mr Mpango was among two ministers who were re-appointed by former President John Magufuli as he started his second term.
Magufuli, the fifth president of Tanzania from 2015, died at the age of 61 on March 17 2021 due to heart-related conditions.
