Zuhura Yunus was the first woman to anchor BBC Swahili TV and will now serve Tanzania's first female President Samia Suluhu Hassan
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Former BBC Swahili journalist Zuhura Yunus has been appointed as director of Tanzania's presidential communication.
She takes over from Jaffar Haniu who will take up other responsibilities.
Ms Yunus recently wrote a biography of Biubwa Amour Zahor, a female political activist during the 1964 Zanzibar revolution.
The renowned journalist left the BBC this year after 14 years.
She started out as a radio presenter and producer in 2008.
She made history in 2014 when she became the first woman to anchor Dira TV news bulletin.
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