Sghair Ould M'Bareck

Template:Short description Template:Hassaniya name Template:Infobox officeholder Sghair Ould M'Bareck (Template:Langx; born 1954<ref name="AMI">"Biographique du nouveau Premier Ministre Mr Sghaïr Ould M’Bareck" Template:Webarchive, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, July 6, 2003 Template:In lang.</ref>) is a Mauritanian politician. He was the 9th Prime Minister of Mauritania from July 6, 2003, when he was appointed by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya following an attempted coup in the previous month,<ref name="New">"New prime minister named", IRIN, July 7, 2003.</ref> until August 7, 2005, when he resigned following a successful coup against Maaouya.<ref name="Resign">"Mauritania names new prime minister" Template:Webarchive, Aljazeera.net, August 8, 2005.</ref> Sghair is a Haratin.<ref name="New" />

Biography

Sghair, who was born in Néma, 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.<ref name=AMI/>

He was then appointed as Prime Minister in July 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He replaced Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, who came from the same part of eastern Mauritania as many of the accused 2003 coup plotters.<ref name="New" />

President Maaouya was deposed in a military coup on August 3, 2005.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Although the coup leaders requested on the following day that Sghair and other Government ministers remain in their posts,<ref>Ahmed Salem, "Mauritania coup leaders move to consolidate power" Template:Webarchive, Middle East Online, August 5, 2005.</ref> 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.<ref name="Resign"/>

As of 2009, Sghair holds the post of Mediator of the Republic.<ref name=Interim>"Le Président de la République par intérim reçoit le candidat S'Ghair Ould M'Bareck"Template:Dead link, AMI, 27 April 2009 Template:In lang.</ref>Template:Update inline He was one of four candidates standing in the June 2009 presidential election.<ref>"Four cleared to run in Mauritania presidential poll", AFP, 29 April 2009.</ref> He met with Interim President Ba Mamadou M'Bare in late April to submit a request for a two-month leave of absence in order to concentrate on his presidential candidacy.<ref name=Interim/>