Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
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Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (born 1956) is a Mauritania
n political figure. He was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 2 January 1996 to 18 December 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 July 1998 to 16 November 1998, and Prime Minister again from 16 November 1998 to 6 July 2003 under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
; later, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs again in 2008.
Khouna was born in Amourj
, Hodh Ech Chargui
. He was Director of the Algerian-Mauritanian Fishing Company from 1992 to 1993, then became Secretary-General of the Mauritanian Ministry of Fishing in 1994. He was subsequently appointed to the government as Minister of Fishing in 1995. After serving as Prime Minister from 1996 to 1997, he became Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency in 1998, then Minister of Foreign Affairs in the same year. He subsequently served a second period as Prime Minister from 1998 to 2003.
In the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef
, named on May 11, 2008, Khouna was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The inclusion of Khouna and others who had served under Taya in Waghef's government was controversial, however. This government survived for only two months, and Khouna was not included in the next government, appointed on July 15, 2008/
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
n political figure. He was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 2 January 1996 to 18 December 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 July 1998 to 16 November 1998, and Prime Minister again from 16 November 1998 to 6 July 2003 under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1984 and president from 1984 to 2005. He guided Mauritania from military rule to democracy, and took a pro-Western stance in foreign affairs...
; later, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs again in 2008.
Khouna was born in Amourj
Amourj
Amourj is a department in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of eastern Mauritania. It shares a border to its south with Mali and to the north, east and west are the departments of Timbedra, Néma and Bassikounou.As of 2000 it had a population of 5,037.-References:...
, Hodh Ech Chargui
Hodh Ech Chargui
Hodh Ech Chargui is a large region in eastern Mauritania. Its capital is Néma. Other major cities/towns include Oualata. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Adrar, Tagant and Hodh El Gharbi to the west and Mali to the east and south....
. He was Director of the Algerian-Mauritanian Fishing Company from 1992 to 1993, then became Secretary-General of the Mauritanian Ministry of Fishing in 1994. He was subsequently appointed to the government as Minister of Fishing in 1995. After serving as Prime Minister from 1996 to 1997, he became Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency in 1998, then Minister of Foreign Affairs in the same year. He subsequently served a second period as Prime Minister from 1998 to 2003.
In the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef is a Mauritanian politician. He was appointed as Prime Minister of Mauritania on May 6, 2008, serving until the August 2008 coup d'état. Waghef is also President of the National Pact for Democracy and Development , and he was Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency...
, named on May 11, 2008, Khouna was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The inclusion of Khouna and others who had served under Taya in Waghef's government was controversial, however. This government survived for only two months, and Khouna was not included in the next government, appointed on July 15, 2008/