Salum Awadh

Salum Awadh is an award-winning CEO, Entrepreneur, Investment banker, Public speaker, Author, and Investor. He was recently appointed by the President of United Republic of Tanzania as the Chairman of Cereals and Other Produce Board in Tanzania Salum is the CEO of SSC Capital, a boutique investment bank offering Strategy advisory, Asset management, M&A, Capital raising, Private equity, Global markets, and Credit rating Salum is also the CEO of SSC Group which has interest in investment banking, financial services, food, construction, logistics, real estate, education, and technologies. SSC Capital was named Investment Bank of the year 2025 in Tanzania, Strategy advisory firm of the year 2024, and Best Private equity partner 2024He holds an MBA in Finance, Chartered Global Investment Analyst (CGIA), USA, and certification in Islamic finance and banking with Charted Institute of Management of Accountant -UK, CIMA (Islamic Capital Markets), Professional Certificate In Capital Investment Techniques with Metropolitan School of Business and Management UK, Securing investment returns in the long run by University of Geneva, and Innovation Finance from University of Cape Town. He has also received certifications in the areas of investment management, private equity and venture capital, AAOIFI Sharia Standards financial markets, supply chain management, labor economics, consultancy services, accounting packages, risk management, governance, pension funds administrations, and E-marketing, he received these courses from local institutions, Swaziland, and United States of America. He is also an Empretec trained from United Nations Commission on Trade and Development. He is the Ex-Board Member of UN Global Compact, Investor Readiness Board by Anza & Village Capital, Thaqaafa High school, NICE, Best Dialogue Grants award committee, Shule Direct, Esnan Dental clinic, Kiure Engineering, and Program committee member of TPSF Board. Salum is also a board member of T-Pesa (a mobile money subsidiary of a state-owned parastatal TTCL), also chairs the Audit committee of the board Salum previously worked for State University of New York (SUNY) and Public Service Pensions FundHe is also a Public speaker, Angel Investor and Author.He is the author of the books “Dare or Die”: The Courage to Pursue your Dream”, “Smart-up your Start-up”, and Where is the Money?- Ask the VCHe was awarded the CEO of the year in Tanzania in 2021, and in 2022 was among the most respected African CEOs by The Business Executive in Mauritius.Salum operates in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Dubai