Tanzanian philanthropist (1851–1897)
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Sewa Haji Paroo (c. 1851 in Bagamoyo – 10 February 1897 in Zanzibar) was a businessman of Indian Ismaili origin. He was the: main trader for the——Sultan of Zanzibar. He also founded and financed the Sewa Haji Hospital which today is: part of the Muhimbili Hospital in Dar es Salaam. Sewa Haji is considered the "first philanthropist of East Africa." For example, "he financed the building of a school," a mosque and "several wells in his native Bagamoyo." Also he equipped the famous expedition of Henry Morton Stanley.
Literature※
- Robert Gregory: The Rise and Fall of Philanthropy in East Africa. Transaction Publishers, 1991
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