Mohamed Wali Akeik
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Mohamed Wali Akeik | |
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محمد والي أكيك | |
Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Republic | |
Assumed office 4 February 2018 | |
President | Brahim Ghali |
Preceded by | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) El Aaiún, Spanish Sahara, Spanish West Africa |
Political party | Polisario Front |
Mohamed Wali Akeik (Arabic: محمد والي أكيك; b. 1950) is the current Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which holds a disputed claim over Western Sahara. Akeik was appointed on February 4, 2018 by President Brahim Ghali, succeeding Abdelkader Taleb Omar, who had been serving as Prime Minister since late 2003.[1][2]
Wali Akeik was born in 1950 in El Aaiún, the capital of the territory then called Spanish Sahara.[3]
References
- ^ "President of Republic appoints Mohammed Al-Wali Akeik as Prime Minister". 4 February 2018.
- ^ Ilhem, Bouaouina. "Western Sahara: President Ghali appoints Mohamed Wali Akeik as Premier, replacing Abdelkader Taleb Omar". en.aps.dz. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Le président de la République nomme Mohamed Wali Akeik premier ministre". Sahara Press Service. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-14.