The announcement was made by Tanzania's Vice-President, Deogratius Ndejembi, who disclosed that Ameir passed away at about 8:00 a.m. local time at the Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar, where he had been receiving medical care.
The veteran actor's reported death follows months of speculation about his health and comes two years after the devastating loss of his 15-year-old son.