This story is part of an on-going series spotlighting 2014 Washington Fellows at FIU.
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Stephen Julius Masele may only be 34-years-old, but he has already made a name for himself in his home country of Tanzania.
Masele, one of 25 participants visiting FIU as part of President Obama’s Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI), is one of the youngest members of his country’s parliament. In May 2012, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Energy and Minerals.
In his role, he advises Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on issues ranging from large-scale and small-scale mining to expansion of energy policies that would help bring power and electricity to the country’s citizens.
As part of the YALI program at FIU, Masele has received leadership training at the Center for Leadership and Service that he believes will enable him to advance further in his political career and empower youth in Tanzania.
“Being part of this program and being at FIU has helped me to better understand governmental issues and how to implement solutions for those issues,” Masele says. “FIU is a great place to learn what it means to become a more international leader.”
His involvement in politics began when he began taking classes at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, where he got plugged into the youth wing of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.
After graduating with a bachelor’s in international relations and public administration, Masele went into the private sector working in the telecommunication and banking industries, but then ran for Parliament to represent the Shinyanga constituency in 2010 and won.
Becoming a Member of Parliament at age 30 did not come without challenges, however.

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