Mohamed Tahir Ayala
Mohamed Tahir Ayala | |
|---|---|
Gezira State | |
| In office 2015 – 23 February 2019 | |
| Governor of Red Sea State | |
| In office 2005–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Jubayt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Modern-day Sudan) |
| Alma mater | University of Khartoum, Cardiff University |
Mohamed Tahir Ayala (
Gezira State
(2015–2019).
Biography
Ayala was born in 1951 in Jubayt,[1] and graduated in economics from the University of Khartoum and Cardiff University, with a Bachelor and master's degree respectively.[1]
Soon after the
Red Sea state.[3][4] He served in this position until 2015 and then became governor of Gezira State.[2] In November 2017, while still governor of Gezira, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir offered Ayala his support for the 2020 presidential election if he were to stand.[5][6] In response, Ayala said, "The demand of the Gezira people and my demand is for 2020 to be the year where al-Bashir is elected for a third term in office. That’s the demand of all of the Sudanese people."[citation needed
]
On 23 February 2019 he was appointed Prime Minister of Sudan by Omar al-Bashir.[7] On 11 April 2019 he was deposed and arrested in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.[8]
References
- ^ a b بروفايل: محمد طاهر أيلا رئيساً لوزراء السودان ... في مواجهة عاصفة الثورة. aawsat.com. 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b Oluoch, Fred. "If Bashir is leaving, is Ayala right for the job?". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Eritrean Airlines launches Port Sudan route - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Eritrean Airlines Begins New Flight From and to Asmara-Port Sudan - AdisZena.com". adiszena.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Turning point in Sudan as Bashir supports new president to lead ruling party". english.alarabiya.net.
- ^ "Sudan's Bashir says would support state governor in 2020 president vote". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Sudan's al-Bashir appoints state governor Mohamed Tahir Ayala as prime minister". english.alarabiya.net.
- ^ Mackintosh, Eliza; Griffiths, James (11 April 2019). "Sudan's Omar al-Bashir forced out in coup". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023.