Motazz Moussa

Motazz Moussa
Motazz Moussa
12th Prime Minister of Sudan
	In office; 10 September 2018 – 23 February 2019
President	Omar al-Bashir
Preceded by	Bakri Hassan Saleh
Succeeded by	Mohamed Tahir Ayala
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 56–57)
Nationality	Sudanese

Motazz Moussa (Arabic: معتز موسى; born 1967) is a Sudanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Sudan from September 2018 until his dismissal in February 2019. Prior to his appointment he served as Minister of Irrigation and Electricity.^[1]^[2]

Prime Minister of Sudan[edit]

He was appointed to the post by the country's president, Omar al-Bashir, replacing Bakri Hassan Saleh, following the government's dissolution. The dissolution of the government was brought about due to recent shortages of bread, fuel, and hard currency.^[3]^[4] In February 2019, President Bashir dismissed Moussa's government, in the wake of protests against his rule.^[5] In addition to prime ministership, Moussa hold the office of Minister of Finance.

References[edit]

^ Al-awsat, Asharq (10 September 2018). "Sudanese President Dissolves Government". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "Sudanese President Bashir Dissolves Cabinet, Appoints New PM • Channels Television". Channels TV. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ Abdelaziz, Khalid; Knecht, Eric (10 September 2018). "Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ Ismail, Amina; Davison, John (9 September 2018). Cooney, Peter (ed.). "Sudan's Bashir Appoints New Prime Minister: Ruling Party Official". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Major shake up in Sudan's government on first day of emergency rule". Middle East Eye. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Bakri Hassan Saleh	Prime Minister of Sudan 2018–2019	Succeeded by Mohamed Tahir Ayala

[1] Al-awsat, Asharq (10 September 2018). "Sudanese President Dissolves Government". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[2] "Sudanese President Bashir Dissolves Cabinet, Appoints New PM • Channels Television". Channels TV. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[3] Abdelaziz, Khalid; Knecht, Eric (10 September 2018). "Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[4] Ismail, Amina; Davison, John (9 September 2018). Cooney, Peter (ed.). "Sudan's Bashir Appoints New Prime Minister: Ruling Party Official". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[5] "Major shake up in Sudan's government on first day of emergency rule". Middle East Eye. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

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v t e Prime ministers of Sudan
Republic of Sudan (1956–1969)	al-Azhari Khalil Abboud† Al-Khalifa Mahgoub al-Mahdi Mahgoub
Democratic Republic of Sudan (1969–1985)	Awadalla Nimeiry† Bakr Nimeiry†
Republic of Sudan (1985–2019)	Daf'allah al-Mahdi post abolished, 1989–2017 Saleh Moussa Ayala
Transitional period (2019–present)	vacant, 2019 Hamdok vacant, 2021 Hamdok vacant, 2022 Hussein*
† military * acting