Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig
Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig (born July 1, 1959) is a Mauritanian academic and political figure. He was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1997 to 1998. Guig was never a member of any political party. Guig was the Prime Minister between stints by Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna.
Biography
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.[1] Guig served as director of higher education, and his region was considered a bastion of the presidential majority.[2] On December 18, 1997, he was appointed Prime Minister by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya shortly after an election. Guig replaced the civil servant Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna.[1] At the time of his appointment, Guig was 39 years old and the youngest Prime Minister of the world.[3] Serving 11 months, Taya dismissed him as premier on November 16, 1998 and Khouna assumed his position.[1] In 2003, Guig was appointed Commissioner for Food Security, to replace Sidi Mohamed Ould Biye.[4]
Following the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état, Guig was appointed secretary general by coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.[5] In 2014, Guig was appointed Chairman of the African Commission of the African Union to supervise the presidential election in Egypt, which resulted 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.[6] In June 2015 however, Guig was appointed Deputy General Secretary of the Arab League to manage financial affairs.[7]
Notes
- ^ a b c Pazzanita 2008, p. 329.
- ^ "Unknown Prime Minister". Africa Research Bulletin. 34 (12). January 29, 1998. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "The World Guide-Mauritania". sbs.com.au. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "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. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "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
- Pazzanita, Anthony G. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (3rd. ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810862654.
