Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna | |
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شيخ العافية ولد محمد خونة | |
| 7th Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
| In office January 2, 1996 – December 18, 1997 | |
| President | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
| Preceded by | Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig |
| In office November 16, 1998 – July 6, 2003 | |
| President | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig |
| Succeeded by | Sghair Ould M'Bareck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) French Mauritania |
| Political party | Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDS) |
| Residence | Nouakchott |
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (Arabic: شيخ العافية ولد محمد خونة; born 1956[1]) is a Mauritanian political figure. He was the 7th Prime Minister of Mauritania from January 2, 1996, to December 18, 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 12, 1998, to November 16, 1998, and Prime Minister again from November 16, 1998, to July 6, 2003, under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya; later, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs again in 2008.