Sghair Ould M'Bareck

Sghair Ould M'Bareck
اسغير ولد امبارك
9thPrime Minister of Mauritania
In office 6 July 2003 – 7 August 2005
President	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Preceded by	Cheikh El Avia Khouna
Succeeded by	Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Personal details
Born	1954 (age 69–70) Néma,French Mauritania
Political party	Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal(PRDS)

This article is about a person whose name includes apatronymic.The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Sghair, and not as Ould M'Bareck.

Sghair Ould M'Bareck(Arabic:اسغير ولد امبارك;born 1954) is aMauritanianpolitician. He was the 9thPrime Minister of Mauritaniafrom July 6, 2003, when he was appointed by PresidentMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Tayafollowingan attempted coupin the previous month,until August 7, 2005, when he resigned followinga successful coupagainst Maaouya.Sghair is aHaratin.

Biography

Sghair, who was born inNéma,entered the government as Minister of National Education in April 1992. In 1993 he became Minister of Rural Development and the Environment, and in late 1995 he became Minister of Health and Social Affairs. He was Minister of National Education again from 1997 to 1998, then Minister of Trade, the Craft Industry and Tourism from 1998 to 1999. He became Minister of Equipment and Transport in late 1999, Minister of National Education again in 2000, and Minister of Justice in November 2001.

He was then appointed as Prime Minister in July 2003.He replacedCheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna,who came from the same part of eastern Mauritania as many of the accused 2003 coup plotters.

President Maaouya was deposed in amilitary coupon August 3, 2005.Although the coup leaders requested on the following day that Sghair and other Government ministers remain in their posts,on August 7 he and his government resigned and the coup leaders named a new Prime minister,Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar,who had previously held that office from 1992 to 1996.

As of 2009, Sghair holds the post of Mediator of the Republic.He was one of four candidates standing in theJune 2009 presidential election.He met with Interim PresidentBa Mamadou M'Barein late April to submit a request for a two-month leave of absence in order to concentrate on his presidential candidacy.