Thomas Marealle
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| Mangi Mkuu | |
| Paramount Chief | |
| Coronation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1915 |
| Birthplace | Marangu |
| Died | February 14, 2007 |
| Predecessor | Petro Itosi |
Chief Thomas Lenana Marealle II OBE (June 12, 1915 – February 14, 2007) was the Paramount Chief (Mangi Mkuu) of the Chagga people of Tanzania and a politician.
After winning a paramont chieftainship election, which he run against Abdi Shangali of Hai, Jackson Kitali of Moshi, Petro Marealle of Vunjo and John Maruma of Rombo, Chief Mareale was inaugurated as chief in January 1952. The government abolished the system of Chieftainships in 1961, although Marealle, anticipating this, had voluntarily left his post the previous year. After working for the United Nations in the field of foreign aid for thirteen years, he retired as a diplomat. He died on 14 February, 2007 at the age of 92, and buried at his homeplace in Marangu, Moshi.[1]
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