Mohamed Tahir Ayala

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. He previously served as the governor of Gezira state beginning in 2015.[1] On 11 April 2019, he was deposed along with the other members of the government in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.

Mohamed Tahir Ayala
14th Prime Minister of Sudan
In office 23 February 2019 – 11 April 2019 Caretaker: 23 February 2019 – 14 March 2019
President	Omar al-Bashir
Preceded by	Motazz Moussa
Succeeded by	Abdalla Hamdok
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 69–70) Jubayt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Modern-day Sudan)

Biography

Ayala was born in 1951 in Jubayt,[2] and graduated in economics from the University of Khartoum and Cardiff University, with a Bachelor and master's degree respectively.[2] 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.[3] In 2005 he was appointed governor of Red Sea state.[4][5] In November 2017, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir offered Ayala his support for the 2020 presidential election if he were to stand.[6][7] 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."

References

1. "Sudan's al-Bashir appoints state governor Mohamed Tahir Ayala as prime minister". english.alarabiya.net.
2. بروفايل: محمد طاهر أيلا رئيساً لوزراء السودان ... في مواجهة عاصفة الثورة. aawsat.com. 23 March 2019.
3. "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com.
4. "Eritrean Airlines launches Port Sudan route - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com.
5. "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.
6. "Turning point in Sudan as Bashir supports new president to lead ruling party". english.alarabiya.net.
7. Editorial, Reuters. "Sudan's Bashir says would support state governor in 2020 president vote".