Mouzawar Abdallah

Mouzawar Abdallah (1941 – 30 April 2020) was a Comorian politician.[1]

Mouzawar Abdallah
Comoros Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1976–1978
Personal details
Born1941
Moroni, French Comoros
Died30 April 2020(2020-04-30) (aged 78–79)
Moroni, Comoros
Political partyDemocratic Rally of the Comorian People
Parti Blanc

Biography

Abdallah earned a degree in psychology from the University of Lyon in 1966, and worked as a primary school principal starting in 1967.

Abdallah was a leader in the Democratic Rally of the Comorian People.[2] He was an opponent of Ahmed Abdallah, the first President of the Comoros. He was also a member of Parti Blanc.[3]

He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1976 to 1978 under the Presidency of Ali Soilih. Abdallah was defeated in the 1993 Comorian legislative election and did not make it past the first round in the 1996 Comorian presidential election.[4] He was President of the Comorian Constitutional Court from 2007 to 2008.[5]

Abdallah died in 2020 from COVID-19.[6]

References
  1. "Aux Comores on vient d'apprendre le décès de Mouzawar Abdallah, homme politique historique de l'archipel". France 1 Mayotte (in French). 30 April 2020.
  2. "Longue vie à Mouzawar Abdallah". Habariza Comores (in French). 15 April 2020.
  3. Mahamoud, Ahmed (1992). Mayotte: le contentieux entre la France et les Comores. Paris: Editions L'Harmattan.
  4. "March 1996 Presidential Election". African Elections Database.
  5. "Qui était Mouzaoir Abdallah ?". Comores-infos (in French). 30 April 2020.
  6. "Aux Comores on vient d'apprendre le décès de Mouzawar Abdallah, homme politique historique de l'archipel". 30 April 2020.
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