Prof. Maulid Walad Mwatawala is the Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academic, Research and Consultancy at the Sokoine University of Agriculture.   His professional speciality is Crop Protection. Prof. Mwatawala has a lot of experience in governance having served as; a member of the Governing Council of the  Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TPRI) (2012 – 2016); a member of the Ministerial Advisory Board (MAB) of the then Tanzania Food and Drugs Agency (TFDA) (2016 – 2019) and; Chairman on the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Sub - committee (PQPS) of the then Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (2016 – 2021).  He previously served as the Vice Chairman of the Tanzania Entomological Association (TEA) and the Editor in Chief of Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences (TAJAS). Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of the Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI),  a member of the Senate and Appointment and Human Resources Management Committee of the Moshi Cooperative University (MoCU). Prof Mwatawala is also an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania, Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public. He is a member of various professional organisations.