THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHRORITY

ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED

TCRA HAS A NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL

Dr. Ally Y. Simba

New Director General - TCRA
The

Minister

for

appointed Dr.

Communications,

Ally Y.

Science

and

Technology,

recently

Simba as the Director General of Tanzania

Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) following a competitive process

as stipulated in Section 9 and Section 13 in TCRA Act of 2003.
Dr. Simba was appointed to the position on 6 th July 2015 for a period of five
years. Prior to his appointment he had served as Acting Director of the
Information

and

Communication

Technology

in

the

Ministry

of

Communications, Science and Technology of the United Republic of Tanzania

since August 2013. He has more than 16 years of experience in

communication industry where he has worked for service provider, academia

(research), Regulator and the Central Government.
Dr. Simba received his B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Electronics Science and
Communications from the University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania, in 1998,
and the M.E and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics and Information Engineering
from Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, in 2003 and 2006, respectively.
From 2006 to 2011, he was an Expert Researcher with the National Institute
of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan, where he was
involved in research on the effect of exposure from mobile phones and base
stations to the human health. From 2011 to 2013, he worked with Tanzania
Communications Regulatory Authority as a Manager for Planning, Research
and Risk Management.
Dr. Simba has published widely in peer-reviewed international journals and
presented his research work in more than 30 international conferences. He
was a group leader of the local expert group which formulated Tanzanias
Cyber Laws recently.
Dr. Simba is a Chartered Engineer, registered with the U.K. Engineering
Council and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K.,
where he served an International Professional Registration Advisor for
Engineering Professional Registration from April 2011 to March 2014. He is
also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Simba appears in 11 th Edition of the Marquis Who's
Who in Science and Engineering, 20112012. He was the recipient of the
Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbusho Scholarship) from 2000 to
2006.

JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA

MAMLAKA YA MAWASILIANO TANZANIA
ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED

TCRA YAPATA MKURUGENZI MPYA

Dk. Ally Y. Simba

Mkurugenzi Mkuu Mpya - TCRA
Waziri wa Mawasiliano, Sayansi na Teknolojia, Profesa Makame Mbarawa hivi
karibuni alimteua Dk. Ally Yahaya Simba kuwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa
Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania, (TCRA) kufuatia mchakato wa kumpata
Mkurugenzi Mkuu kama ilivyoainishwa katika Sheria ya Kuanzishwa kwa
Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano ya 2003 kifungu cha 9 na kifungu cha 13. (TCRA
Act, 2003)

Dk. Simba aliteuliwa rasmi kushika wadhifa huo mnamo tarehe 6 Jula1 2015
kwa kipindi cha miaka mitano. Kabla ya uteuzi huo, Dk. Simba alikuwa Kaimu
Mkurugenzi wa Teknolojia ya Habari na Mawasiliano (TEHAMA) Wizara ya
Mawasiliano, Sayansi na Teknolojia tangu Agosti 2013. Dk. Simba ana uzoefu
wa zaidi ya miaka 16 katika Sekta ya Mawasiliano ambapo amefanya kazi
kwa watoa huduma, Taaluma ya Utafiti, Udhibiti pamoja na Serikali Kuu.
Dk. Simba ana Shahada ya B.Sc. (Hons.) Shahada ya Sayansi ya Elektroniki
na Mawasiliano kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, aliyopata
mwaka 1998. Pia ana Shahada ya Uzamili ya Uhandisi aliyoipata mwaka
2003 na Shahada ya Uzamivu (Ph.D) ya Uhandisi wa Kielektroniki kutoka
Chuo Kikuu Cha Hokkaido, Sapporo, nchini Japan, aliyoipata mwaka 2006.
Kuanzia mwaka 2006 mpaka 2011, Alikuwa Mtaalamu Mtafiti katika Taasisi ya
Taifa ya Teknolojia ya Habari na Mawasiliano, huko Tokyo, Japan, ambako
alihusika katika kufanya utafiti wa madhara ya ya kiafya kwa mwanadamu
kwa kutumia simu za mikononi na kwa kuwa karibu na minara ya
mawasiliano.
Mnamo mwaka 2011 hadi mwaka 2013, alifanya kazi Mamlaka ya
Mawasiliano Tanzania (TCRA) kama Meneja Mipango na Utafiti wa Mamlaka.
Dk. Simba ametoa machapisho kadhaa yaliyosambazwa kote duniani katika
majarida ya kimataifa na amewasilisha matokeo ya tafiti zake katika zaidi ya
mikutano 30 ya kimataifa ndani na nje ya Tanzania. Aidha Dk. Simba alikuwa
Kiongozi wa timu ya wataalamu wa Kitanzania iliyoandaa Sheria za Uhalifu
wa Mitandao nchini iliyopitishwa na Bunge hivi karibuni.
Dk. Simba ni Mhandishi Mahiri (Chartered Engineer), aliyesajiliwa nchini
Uingereza katika Baraza la Uhandisi nchini humo na ni Fellow wa Taasisi
ya Uhandisi na Teknolojia ya nchini Uingereza, ambako alifanya kazi kama
Mshauri wa Kimataifa

wa Usajili wa Wanataaluma Wahandisi kutoka Aprili

2011 mpaka Machi 2014. Pia Dk. Simba ni Mwanachama wa Institute of

Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Hali kadhalika Dk. Simba

amechapishwa katika jarida la Marquis Who's Who in Science and
Engineering katika toleo la 11, la mwaka 20112012.
Dr. Simba ni miongoni waliopata Udhamini wa Serikali ya Japan (Monbusho
Scholarship) kutoka mwaka 2000 mpaka 2006.