Al-Shymaa Kway-Geer (born 1960) is a member of the parliamentary body, the National Assembly, of Tanzania.
She is one of 48 women appointed to the Assembly by President Jakaya Kikwete.
Kway-Geer was born in Tanga, Tanzania.
A former airline clerk,[1] Kway-Geer, who has albinism, is charged with improving the treatment of such people in Tanzania, where many believe the condition to be a curse or source of magical power.
Persecution of people with albinism is common in the region, including murder, mutilation and the harvesting of body parts.