Mari Alkatiri

Prime Minister of East Timor

Mari bin Amude Alkatiri, GCIH (Arabic: مرعي بن عمودة الكثيري Mar'ī bin Amūdah al-Kaṯīrī) (born 26 November 1949) is a Timorese politician. He was Prime Minister of East Timor from May 2002 until his resignation on 26 June 2006 and again from September 2017 until May 2018.[1] He is the Secretary-General of the Fretilin party, as well as President of the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse.

Mari Alkatiri
2nd Prime Minister of East Timor
In office
15 September 2017 – 22 June 2018
PresidentFrancisco Guterres
Preceded byRui Maria de Araújo
Succeeded byTaur Matan Ruak
In office
20 May 2002 – 26 June 2006
PresidentXanana Gusmao
Preceded byNicolau dos Reis Lobato (as Prime Minister during the War of Independence)
Succeeded byJosé Ramos-Horta
Personal details
Born (1949-11-26) 26 November 1949 (age 74)
Dili, Portuguese Timor (now East Timor)
Political partyFretilin
Alma materEduardo Mondlane University

References

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  1. Agence France-Presse (2006). East Timor PM quits Archived 2006-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 June 2006.