Facts You Didn't Know About Michael Shirima - The Founder of Precision Tanzania

I think am among the very few people who did not about this Tanzanian Businessman. Sadly I only heard about him after the news of his death, a few days ago. What got me interested is the fact that he was the founder of Precision Air, yes I was aware that it was a private airline I just did not know that it was founded by a Tanzanian.

Apparently, he is one of the people in Tanzania that you could look up if you are an entrepreneur or if you are interested in being one. And as always I had to do a little online stalking to know who Michael Shirima is. I gathered a few details that impressed me, and it made me question myself as to how did I not know this man : ). Here are a few facts;

• His full name is Michael Ngaleku Shirima
• He was born in Useri Rombo District , Kilimanjaro in 1943
• He was the founder of Precision Air - A private-owned Airline in Tanzania in 1993
• He owned 5% stock of I&M Bank - Tanzania
• He was an Aircraft Performance Engineer and Evaluation by Profession
• He was a board member of The Bank of Tanzania(BOT)
• He started an orphanage at his home-town - Cornel Ngaleku Children Centre
• He has written a memoir: On My Father's Wings: An Entrepreneurial Journey of Finding Humility, Resiliency, and a Lasting Legacy
• He died on June 10 2023 at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, where he was admitted on June 8 at age 80.

On My Father's Wings: An Entrepreneurial Journey of Finding Humility, Resiliency, and a Lasting Legacy

In this candid and riveting memoir, we discover the thrilling journey of an aircraft performance engineer turned serial entrepreneur who, after resigning from an executive position in a national airline, began his private career trading coffee and other commodities culminating in his founding of Precision Air—Tanzania’s largest privately-owned and premier airline—in 1993. But more than just a catalog of his mistakes and successes, this is also the story of a son guided by the wisdom of his father, the story of a devoted husband, and the story of a loving father to his own children as well as to those at the orphanage he founded at the base of Kilimanjaro.

Download the Free PDF of I can , I must , I will by Reginald Mengi 

You can get a copy on Amazon, or in the following bookstores

• Elite Bookstore ( Mbezi Beach, UDSM, Palm Village, Dodoma - Shoppers Plaza)
• TPH Bookstore (24 Samora Avenue)
• Mak Books & Brains ( Mlimani City , Masaki )

Price: 50,000 - 60,000 TZS