Rui Maria de Araújo (born 21 May 1964) is an East Timorese politician who served as its prime minister from 2015 to 2017. He is a physician and member of Fretilin. He was

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

from 2001 to 2006 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007. Araújo was inaugurated as Prime Minister of

East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

on 16 February 2015.Sapo Notícias (Lusa)
''Novo PM "sereno, calmo e otimista" no dia da tomada de posse'', 16. Februar 2015
retrieved, 16 February 2015. He was replaced in 2017 by Mari Alkatiri.

Personal life

Araújo was born in the village of Mape, Cova Lima, on 21 May 1964. He is married to Teresa António Madeira Soares and is the father of two children.Sapo Notícias (Lusa)
''O estafeta que tratou a guerrilha e agora chefia o governo de Díli''
retrieved, 13 February 2015. Araújo received his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Agung Islamic University in

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, Indonesia. He did training in otolaryngology (ear nose throat speciality and head and neck surgery) at the Medical Faculty of Udayana University in

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, Indonesia. He has a Masters in Public Health from his studies at Otago University in New Zealand.University of Otago Magazine, Issue 4, 2003, p12

retrieved 2. February 2017 He had also studied English literature at Satya Wacana Christian University in

Salatiga Salatiga () is a Cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of and had a population of 192,322 at the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at m ...

, Indonesia for one year before shifting to medicine.

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