Mohamed Ould Bilal
Mohamed Ould Bilal (Arabic: محمد ولد بلال; born in 1963, Rosso),[1] is a Mauritanian politician serving as the Prime Minister of Mauritania since 6 August 2020.[2][3]
Mohamed Ould Bilal | |
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![]() Bilal in 2022. | |
Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
Assumed office 6 August 2020 | |
President | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
Preceded by | Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 (age 59–60) Rosso, Mauritania |
Residence | Nouakchott |
Career
Prime Minister
Prior to become the new Prime Minister, Mohamed Ould Bilal worked as the head of the National water agency.[4]
After an investigation on the activities of the former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz former Prime Minister Ismail Ould Bedda Ould Cheikh Sidiya and the entire Administration resigned.[5][6][7]
On 6 August 2020 Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani appointed Mohamed Ould Bilal as new Prime Minister and asked him to form a new government.[3]
See also
References
- "محمد ولد بلال.. مهندس المياه الذي كُلف بتشكيل الحكومة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- "Veteran administrator Mohamed Ould Bilal named Mauritania's new PM". Reuters. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- "Mohamed Ould Bilal named new Mauritania PM". TRT World. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- Kaushik, Devanshu. "Mohamed Ould Bilal becomes new Prime Minister of Mauritania". Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- AfricaNews (2020-08-07). "Mauritanian Prime Minister replaced amid investigation into alleged corruption". Africanews. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- "Mauritanie : le procès de l'ancien président plonge au cœur des affaires de corruption". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- "Former Mauritanian president jailed, faces graft charges". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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