Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun | |
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بشرايا حمودي بيون | |
 Bouchraya in 2012 | |
| Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2020 | |
| President | Brahim Ghali |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Wali Akeik |
| In office 10 February 1999 – 29 October 2003 | |
| President | Mohamed Abdelaziz |
| Preceded by | Mahfoud Ali Beiba |
| Succeeded by | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| In office 19 September 1993 – 8 September 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mahfoud Ali Beiba |
| Succeeded by | Mahfoud Ali Beiba |
| Sahrawi Ambassador to Algeria | |
| In office 2016 – 17 March 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Preceded by | Brahim Gali |
| Succeeded by | Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Minister for Economic Development and Commerce | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Mahfoud Ali Beiba |
| Succeeded by | Larabas Said Joumani |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Lamin Dedi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (age 71)[citation needed] |
| Party | POLISARIO |
| Residence(s) | Madrid,Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Havana,Cuba |
| Occupation | Diplomat,Politician |
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Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun (Arabic:بشرايا حمودي بيون,Spanish:Bucharaya Hamudi Beyún; born 9 July 1954[citation needed]) is a Sahrawi politician and diplomat serving asPrime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since 13 January 2020, marking his third term in office.[1][2][3] He previously served as ambassador toAlgeria.
Bouchraya was born atDakhla in 1954.[citation needed] He studiedEconomics at theUniversity of Havana,Cuba. He speaksHassaniya (a variety of Arabic) &Spanish. He has held various positions in the Sahrawi government in exile. He started off his political career as the Minister of Trade and Development, when the former education ministerMohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed became the Prime Minister in December 1985.[4][5]
He was selected as the Prime Minister in 1993 and served for a two-year term. He then served as the Economic Development & Trade Minister. He subsequently became the Prime Minister again between 1999 and 2003, during which he also served as the Minister ofInterior.[6][7]
Bouchraya called for a renewed emphasis onUnited Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara's mandate during his second Prime Ministerial tenure and pledged to accept the outcome of a free referendum regardless of whether the popular opinion was for integrating with Morocco. He was also critical of the new kingMohammed VI of Morocco, who he claimed was violating the rights of the Sahrawi people.[8]
Bouchraya was appointed as the POLISARIO representative for Spain in 2008 replacingBrahim Ghali, who became the Sahrawi Republic ambassador inAlgiers. When Brahim Ghali became the president of SADR, Bouchraya replaced him as the SADR representative at Algiers.[9][10][4][2]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Republic 1993–1995 | Succeeded by |
| Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Republic 1999–2003 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Republic 2020–present | Incumbent |
