Abdulrahman AL-SUMAIT University

Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT University) is built on the foundation of the former University College of Education Zanzibar (UCEZ), established in 1998 by a Kuwait based charity organization, the Africa Muslims Agency (AMA/Direct Aid) founded in 1981. Thus, the owner of the University is AMA/Direct Aid and it is a product of its founder, Dr. Abdulrahman Hamoud Al-Sumait (1947- 2013), an accomplished physician, philanthropist, educator, researcher, author, pioneer and AMA founding member from whom the University bears its name. The University is located at Chukwani on the Islands of Zanzibar in the United Republic of Tanzania, about 5.5 kilometers from the seaport of the Zanzibar Old Stone Town, 2.5 kilometers from Abeid Karume International Airport and just 150 meters away from the West Coast of the Indian Ocean. The University occupies an area of 120,000 square meters granted by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. It is charmed by beautiful green scenery of tre...