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Edward Lowassa

Edward Lowassa

🇹🇿Tanzania

Rank #132
Score: 60
About Edward Lowassa

Edward Lowassa is a long-time Tanzanian politician who served as Prime Minister (2005–2008) and held several ministerial portfolios. His career includes major infrastructure planning roles and a strong technocratic profile; he resigned in 2008 amid corruption allegations and later re-emerged in opposition politics.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
National HDI context covering Lowassa active years6/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report — Tanzania (2008)
GDP per capita
GDP per capita and growth context during ministerial & PM years6/10
Source: World Bank — Tanzania GDP per capita (2007)
Gini coefficient
Gini (survey estimates) — historical context3/10
Source: World Bank — Gini index (Tanzania) (2008)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio (historical ILO estimates)3/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Tanzania country profile (2008)
Freedom index
Freedom House — mixed record; political constraints noted in different periods3/10
Source: Freedom House — Tanzania reports (2008)
Corruption index
Perception & allegations (Lowassa resigned amid corruption scandal in 2008)2/5
Source: Major press coverage / Reuters on 2008 resignation & allegations (2008)

Derived Criminal Score
Notable corruption allegations → 1 notable case, no public criminal conviction recorded here19/20
Source: Reuters & local press on Lowassa resignation & investigations (2008)