Mohamed Tahir Ayala
Mohamed Tahir Ayala | |
|---|---|
محمد طاهر أيلا | |
Ayala in 2011 | |
| 14th Prime Minister of Sudan | |
| In office 24 February 2019 – 11 April 2019 Caretaker: 24 February 2019 – 14 March 2019 | |
| President | Omar al-Bashir |
| Preceded by | Motazz Moussa |
| Succeeded by | Abdalla Hamdok |
| Governor of Gezira State | |
| In office 2015 – 23 February 2019 | |
| Governor of Red Sea State | |
| In office 2005–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 |
| Died | 6 October 2025 (aged 73–74) Cairo, Egypt |
| Alma mater | University of Khartoum Cardiff University |
Mohamed Tahir Ayala (Arabic: محمد طاهر أيلا, romanized: Muḥammad Ṭāhir Aylā; 1951 – 6 October 2025) was a Sudanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Sudan from February to April 2019, making him the final Prime Minister to serve under President Omar al-Bashir. On 11 April 2019, he was deposed along with the other members of the government in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état. He had previously served as Minister of Roads and Bridges and later as the governor of Red Sea State (2005–2015) and Gezira State (2015–2019).
Life and career
Ayala was born in 1951 in Jubayt,[1] and graduated in economics from the University of Khartoum and Cardiff University, with a Bachelor and master's degree respectively.[1]
Soon after the 1989 Sudanese coup d'état he was appointed director of the Sudan Seaports Corporation and later became federal minister for roads and bridges.[2] In 2005 he was appointed governor of Red Sea state.[3][4] He served in this position until 2015 and then became governor of Gezira State.[2] In November 2017, while still governor of Gezira, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir offered Ayala his support for the 2020 presidential election if he were to stand.[5] In response, Ayala said, "The demand of the Gezira people and my demand is for 2020 to be the year where al-Bashir is elected for a third term in office. That’s the demand of all of the Sudanese people."[6]
On 24 February 2019, he was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sudan by Omar al-Bashir.[7] During his short time as prime minister, Ayala dissolved the Sudanese Petroleum Corporation[8] and accused the Sudanese Professionals Association of harassing security personnel during protests.[9] On 11 April 2019 he was deposed and arrested in the 2019 Sudanese coup d'état.[10]
Ayala died in Cairo after a long illness on 6 October 2025 at the age of 74.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b بروفايل: محمد طاهر أيلا رئيساً لوزراء السودان ... في مواجهة عاصفة الثورة. aawsat.com. 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b Oluoch, Fred. "If Bashir is leaving, is Ayala right for the job?". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Eritrean Airlines launches Port Sudan route". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Eritrean Airlines Begins New Flight From and to Asmara-Port Sudan". AdisZena.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Turning point in Sudan as Bashir supports new president to lead ruling party". english.alarabiya.net. 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Sudan's Bashir says would support state governor in 2020 president vote". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
- ^ "New Sudan PM sworn in amid protests against state of emergency". New Straits Times. 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Sudan dissolves state-owned Sudanese Petroleum Corporation". mtv.com.lb. MTV Lebanon. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Sudan: Government mounts lethal offensive against protesters killing nine, blocking food and water supplies". amnesty.org. Amnesty International. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ Mackintosh, Eliza; Griffiths, James (11 April 2019). "Sudan's Omar al-Bashir forced out in coup". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023.
- ^ "وفاة آخر رئيس وزراء في عهد البشير – صحيفة التغيير السودانية , اخبار السودان" [The death of the last prime minister under Bashir]. www.altaghyeer.info (in Arabic). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "وفاة محمد طاهر إيلا آخر رئيس وزراء في عهد البشير". Sudan Akhbar. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.