Amir Hamza
Chairman of African Fine Coffees Association, AFCA

Amir Hamza is the Chairman and CEO of Amir Hamza (T) LTD, which has built the largest state -of -the -art spray dried Instant Coffee Factory in East and Central Africa. The company is also involved in the trading of Green Coffee Beans. Amir Hamza has over 27 years of experience in the Coffee Industry and is the current Chairman of The Board of Directors of African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA), and Tanzania Country Chapter Chairman. Regionally Amir Hamza  sits on the Board of Kagera Regional Government Hospital. Previously he was The Chairman of Tanzania Coffee Board (2017-2020), Tanzania Coffee Association, Board member of National Coffee Input Voucher Scheme, Tanzania Coffee Development Trust Fund (TCDF) and Tanzania Coffee Research Institution (TACRI), Vice Chairman of Tanzania Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (TCCIA) Kagera Region, member of Regional Tax Appeals Board (Tanzania Revenue Authority) Kagera region, Bukoba Urban, Water and Sewerage Authority and Kagera Sports Committee. In the year 2001 he was awarded the world young entrepreneur award by the Institute for leadership development UNCTAD (2002) in Brussels, Belgium (World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs) as an integral part of the 3rd United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries in partnership with UNCTAD. He has also attended and continues to attend many Conferences, Exhibitions and Seminars related to the Coffee Industry which are held in different countries worldwide.