Sghair Ould M'Bareck ( ar, اسغير ولد امبارك; born 1954
, ''Agence Mauritanienne d'Information'', July 6, 2003 .) is a

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n politician. He was the 9th

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from July 6, 2003, when he was appointed by President

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the P ...

following an attempted coup in the previous month,"New prime minister named"
'' IRIN'', July 7, 2003. until August 7, 2005, when he resigned following a successful coup against Taya."Mauritania names new prime minister"
, ''

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'', August 8, 2005. Ould M'Bareck is a

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Biography

M'Bareck, who was born in

Néma Néma is a town in southeastern Mauritania, close to the border with Mali. It is located at around at the eastern end of the Aoukar. It is the capital of Hodh Ech Chargui Region and of the Néma Department. While the urban population of Nema ...

, 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 replaced

Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna ( ar, شيخ العافية ولد محمد خونة; born 1956) is a Mauritanian political figure. He was the 7th Prime Minister of Mauritania from January 2, 1996, to December 18, 1997, Minister of Foreign Affa ...

, who came from the same part of eastern Mauritania as many of the accused 2003 coup plotters. President Ould Taya was deposed in a military coup on August 3, 2005. Although the coup leaders requested on the following day that Ould M'Bareck 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 Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد بوبكر; born 31 May 1957)
Agence Mauritanienne d'Informa ...

, who had previously held that office from 1992 to 1996. As of 2009, M'Bareck holds the post of Mediator of the Republic."Le Président de la République par intérim reçoit le candidat S'Ghair Ould M'Bareck"
AMI, 27 April 2009 . He is one of four candidates standing in the June 2009 presidential election."Four cleared to run in Mauritania presidential poll"
AFP, 29 April 2009. 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.

References

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