Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna

Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
شيخ العافية ولد محمد خونة
7th Prime Minister of Mauritania
In office
January 2, 1996 – December 18, 1997
PresidentMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Preceded bySidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Succeeded byMohamed Lemine Ould Guig
In office
November 16, 1998 – July 6, 2003
PresidentMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Preceded byMohamed Lemine Ould Guig
Succeeded bySghair Ould M'Bareck
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
French Mauritania
Political partyRepublican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDS)
ResidenceNouakchott

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.

  1. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". AMI (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved November 3, 2016.