Ali Mroudjae (2 August 1939 – 2 May 2019) was a

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

and

foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

of the Comoros. Mroudjae became foreign minister after the coup by

Bob Denard Robert Denard (born Gilbert Bourgeaud; 7 April 1929 – 13 October 2007) was a French soldier of fortune and mercenary. He served as the Military Leader of The Comoros twice with him first serving from 13 May 1978 to 15 December 1989 and again ...

brought

Ahmed Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane ( ar, أحمد عبد الله عبد الرحمن, , 12 June 1919 – 26 November 1989) was a Comorian politician. He was a member of the French Senate from 1959 to 1973, and President of the Comoros from 25 Octobe ...

to power in 1978. He continued in that position until 8 February 1982, when he became prime minister. He left the office of Prime Minister on 31 December 1984. He was part of the

Comorian Union for Progress The Comorian Union for Progress ( Comorian: ''Udzima'', lit. ''Unity''; french: Union Comorienne pour le Progrès, UCP) is a political party in the Comoros. History In 1978, French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup d'etat against the socialist ...

Biography

Ali Mroudjaé attended the École normale supérieure des lettres et sciences humaines de

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

. After a coup by

(1929–2007), Ahmed Abdallah presented to the government the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Mroudjaé in 1978. In this post, he worked until 8 February 1982 as a member of the

of the Comorian Union for Progress. He held this position until 31 December 1984. In 2002, he ran again in the elections but only reached 4.2%. Mroudjaé died after a long illness on 2 May 2019 in Moroni. He was 79.

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