| Juma Ngasongwa | |
| Office: | Minister of Planning, Economy and Empowerment |
| Term Start: | 2006 |
| Term End: | 2008 |
| President: | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Office2: | Minister of Industry and Trade |
| Term Start2: | 2001 |
| Term End2: | 2005 |
| Office3: | Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism |
| Term Start3: | 1995 |
| Term End3: | 1996 |
| Successor3: | Zakia Meghji |
| Term Start4: | 1995 |
| Term End4: | 2010 |
| Constituency4: | Ulanga West |
| Successor4: | Hadji Mponda |
| Office5: | Economic Advisor of the President |
| Term Start5: | 1993 |
| Term End5: | 1995 |
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1941 |
| Nationality: | Tanzanian |
| Party: | CCM |
| Blank1: | Positions |
| Branch: | National Service |
| Military Blank1: | Military camp |
| Military Data1: | Ruvu and Mlale |
| Military Blank2: | Duration |
| Military Data2: | 2 years |
Dr Juma Alifa Ngasongwa (born 13 August 1941 in Ngombo in Ulanga District) is a Tanzanian politician who served as Chama Cha Mapinduzi Member of Parliament for Ulanga Magharibi in the National Assembly of Tanzania.[1]
Ngasongwa grew up in Biro in Malinyi a ward of Ulanga district in Tanzania, and graduated from the University of Suchdol, Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He later earned a master's degree from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1980, before completing a PhD at the University of East Anglia, England, in 1988. His PhD was entitled "Evaluation of externally funded regional integrated development programmes (RIDEPs) in Tanzania case studies of Kigoma, Tanga and Iringa regions". He worked as a lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam (1976–1984) and as a senior lecturer at Sokoine University of Agriculture (1984–1993). He was economic advisor to President Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1993–1995). He served as Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism (1995–1996), Minister for Industry and Trade (2001–2005), and was Minister for Planning, Economy and Empowerment from 2006 to 2008.