Ashatu Kijaji (born 26 April 1976) is a Tanzanian academic and politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party.

She then acquired her Master of Science in Business Administration specialized in International Management from the University of Agder, Norway in 2008.

[3] She first became a Member of Parliament after she won as the ruling CCM party's candidate for Kondoa in the 2015 Tanzanian general election.

[5] Kijaji was appointed Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the newly elected President John Magufuli's administration in December 2015.

[6] As part of this role, she was involved in the drafting of the second Five Year Development Plan, which she presented to Parliament in February 2016.