Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig (Arabic: محمد الأمين ولد جيج; born July 1, 1959) is a Mauritanian academic and political figure. He was the 8th Prime Minister of Mauritania from December 18, 1997, to November 16, 1998 (11 months).[1]
Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig محمد الأمين ولد جيج | |
|---|---|
| 8th Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
| In office 18 December 1997 – 16 November 1998 | |
| President | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
| Preceded by | Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna |
| Succeeded by | Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1959 Oualata, French Mauritania |
| Political party | Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDS) |
Guig was the Prime Minister between stints by Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna.
Biography edit
Guig was a native of Oualata and trained as an attorney. He was a law professor at the University of Nouakchott in the 1990s but was generally unknown in political circles.[2] Guig served as director of higher education, and his region was considered a bastion of the presidential majority (PRDS).[3]
On December 18, 1997, he was appointed Prime Minister by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya shortly after his re-election in the 1997 presidential election.[4] Guig replaced the civil servant Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna.[2] At the time of his appointment, Guig was 39 years old and the youngest Prime Minister of the world.[5] Serving 11 months, Taya dismissed him as premier on November 16, 1998,[6] and Khouna assumed his position.[2] In 2003, Guig was appointed Commissioner for Food Security, to replace Sidi Mohamed Ould Biye.[7]
Following the 2008 coup d'état, Guig was appointed secretary-general by coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.[8] In 2014, Guig was appointed Chairman of the Commission of the African Union to supervise the 2014 Egyptian presidential election, which resulted in the election of former General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. On January 9, 2015, Guig was appointed State Inspector General and pledged to fight against mismanagement and misappropriation of public property.[9] In June 2015 however, Guig was appointed Deputy General Secretary of the Arab League to manage financial affairs.[10]
Notes edit
- ^ "Mohamed Lemine Guig | Primature". www.primature.gov.mr. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ a b c Pazzanita 2008, p. 329.
- ^ "Unknown Prime Minister". Africa Research Bulletin. 34 (12): 12920–12954. January 29, 1998. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00048.
- ^ "December 1997". rulers.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "The World Guide-Mauritania". sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "MAURITANIE : le premier ministre Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig limogé". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1998-11-20. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Oui, c'est le chambardement". ANI (in French). July 10, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Mauritanian junta unveils cabinet after coup". International Herald Tribune. September 1, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Nomination de Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig Inspecteur général d'Etat". Tawary (in French). January 9, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "La Mauritanie propose ould Guig au poste de secrétaire général adjoint de la ligue arabe". Sahara Media (in French). June 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
References edit
- Pazzanita, Anthony G. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (3rd. ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810862654.