Mohamed Tahir Ayala | |
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| 14th Prime Minister of Sudan | |
| In office 23 February 2019 – 11 April 2019 Caretaker: 23 February 2019 – 14 March 2019 | |
| President | Omar al-Bashir |
| Preceded by | Motazz Moussa |
| Succeeded by | Abdalla Hamdok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 74–75) Jubayt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Modern-day Sudan) |
Mohamed Tahir Ayala (Arabic: محمد طاهر أيلا; born 1951) is a Sudanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Sudan from February to April 2019. He previously served as the governor of Gezira state beginning in 2015.[1] On 11 April 2019, he was deposed along with the other members of the government in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Ayala was born in 1951 in Jubayt,[2] and graduated in economics from the University of Khartoum and Cardiff University, with a Bachelor and master's degree respectively.[2] Soon after the 1989 Sudanese coup d'état he was appointed director of the Sudan Seaports Corporation and later became federal minister for roads and bridges.[3] In 2005 he was appointed governor of Red Sea state.[4][5] In November 2017, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir offered Ayala his support for the 2020 presidential election if he were to stand.[6][7] In response, Ayala said, "The demand of the Gezira people and my demand is for 2020 to be the year where al-Bashir is elected for a third term in office. That’s the demand of all of the Sudanese people."
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sudan's al-Bashir appoints state governor Mohamed Tahir Ayala as prime minister". english.alarabiya.net.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 بروفايل: محمد طاهر أيلا رئيساً لوزراء السودان ... في مواجهة عاصفة الثورة. aawsat.com. 23 March 2019.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com.
- ↑ "Eritrean Airlines launches Port Sudan route - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com.
- ↑ "Eritrean Airlines Begins New Flight From and to Asmara-Port Sudan - AdisZena.com". adiszena.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ "Turning point in Sudan as Bashir supports new president to lead ruling party". english.alarabiya.net.
- ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Sudan's Bashir says would support state governor in 2020 president vote". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Motazz Moussa |
Prime Minister of Sudan 2019 |
Succeeded by Abdalla Hamdok |