Mohamed Tahir Ayala
14th Prime Minister of Sudan
In office
23 February 2019 – 11 April 2019
Caretaker: 23 February 2019 – 14 March 2019
PresidentOmar al-Bashir
Preceded byMotazz Moussa
Succeeded byAbdalla Hamdok
Governor of Gezira State
In office
2015 – 23 February 2019
Governor of Red Sea State
In office
2005–2015
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Jubayt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
(Modern-day Sudan)
Alma materUniversity of Khartoum, Cardiff University

Mohamed Tahir Ayala (Arabic: محمد طاهر أيلا; born 1951) is a Sudanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Sudan from February to April 2019, making him the final Prime Minister to serve under President Omar al-Bashir. On 11 April 2019, he was deposed along with the other members of the government in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état. He previously served as Minister of Roads and Bridges and later as the governor of Red Sea State (2005–2015) and 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 1989 Sudanese coup d'état he was appointed director of the Sudan Seaports Corporation and later became federal minister for roads and bridges.[2] In 2005 he was appointed governor of 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."

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

  1. 1 2 بروفايل: محمد طاهر أيلا رئيساً لوزراء السودان ... في مواجهة عاصفة الثورة. aawsat.com. 23 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Oluoch, Fred. "If Bashir is leaving, is Ayala right for the job?". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017 – via PressReader.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Turning point in Sudan as Bashir supports new president to lead ruling party". english.alarabiya.net.
  6. ↑ "Sudan's Bashir says would support state governor in 2020 president vote". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16.
  7. ↑ "Sudan's al-Bashir appoints state governor Mohamed Tahir Ayala as prime minister". english.alarabiya.net.
  8. ↑ 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.
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