Dileita Mohamed Dileita
Encyclopedia
Dileita Mohamed Dileita (born March 12, 1958) has been the Prime Minister
of Djibouti
since March 2001. He is the Vice-President of the main governing party, the People's Rally for Progress
(RPP), and is the President of the governing coalition, the Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP).
. He studied in Cairo
and Reims
, then went to the Centre for Vocational Education in Médéa
, Algeria
, from which he graduated in 1981. Following his graduation, he returned to Djibouti, where he worked under the Presidency of the Republic at the Directorate-General of Protocol. He became the second ranking diplomat at the embassy of Djibouti in France
in early 1990, and subsequently he became Ambassador to Ethiopia in 1997. He also represented Djibouti at the Organization of African Unity, headquartered in Addis Ababa
, while serving as Ambassador to Ethiopia, and assisted in the peace talks that ended the 1998–2000 war
between Ethiopia and Eritrea
.
In December 1999, he was charged with negotiating a peace agreement with a faction of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
(FRUD); the negotiations led to the signing of an agreement in February 2000. He became Ambassador to Uganda
in mid-2000. After long-time Prime Minister Barkat Gourad Hamadou
resigned for health reasons in February 2001, President Ismail Omar Guelleh
appointed Dileita as Prime Minister on March 4, 2001, and he took office on March 7. He had no prior experience as a minister.
Dileita was elected as the Vice-President of the RPP on July 3, 2003, succeeding Hamadou in that post. Dileita led the ruling coalition, the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP), in the January 2003 parliamentary election
, standing as the first candidate on the coalition's list for the District of Djibouti
.
On May 21, 2005, Dileita was reappointed as Prime Minister after Guelleh's re-election in the April 2005 presidential election
; a new government under Dileita was named on May 22.
As of 2008, Dileita is the President of the UMP coalition, and he headed the UMP list for the District of Djibouti in the February 2008 parliamentary election
. Following the election, in which the UMP won all seats amidst an opposition boycott, he resigned as Prime Minister on March 25, 2008. Guelleh promptly reappointed him on March 26 and named a new government under Dileita on March 27.
After Guelleh won a third term in the April 2011 presidential election
, he reappointed Dileita as Prime Minister on 11 May 2011; he retained Dileita in his post even though various other long-serving ministers were dropped from the new government that was announced on 12 May.
Heads of government of Djibouti
-Prime Ministers of Djibouti :-Affiliations:-See also:*Djibouti**Heads of state of Djibouti*French Territory of the Afars and the Issas *French Somaliland...
of Djibouti
Djibouti
Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
since March 2001. He is the Vice-President of the main governing party, the People's Rally for Progress
People's Rally for Progress
The People's Rally for Progress , is a political party in Djibouti. It has dominated politics in the country since 1979, initially under the rule of President Hassan Gouled Aptidon...
(RPP), and is the President of the governing coalition, the Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP).
Biography
Dileita was born in TadjouraTadjoura
Tadjoura is the oldest town in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah region. Lying on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it is home to a population of around 25,000 inhabitants.Tadjoura has an airstrip and is linked by ferry with Djibouti City...
. He studied in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
and Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, then went to the Centre for Vocational Education in Médéa
Medea
Medea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, from which he graduated in 1981. Following his graduation, he returned to Djibouti, where he worked under the Presidency of the Republic at the Directorate-General of Protocol. He became the second ranking diplomat at the embassy of Djibouti in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in early 1990, and subsequently he became Ambassador to Ethiopia in 1997. He also represented Djibouti at the Organization of African Unity, headquartered in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, while serving as Ambassador to Ethiopia, and assisted in the peace talks that ended the 1998–2000 war
Eritrean-Ethiopian War
The Eritrean–Ethiopian War took place from May 1998 to June 2000 between Ethiopia and Eritrea, forming one of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa...
between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
.
In December 1999, he was charged with negotiating a peace agreement with a faction of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy , is a political party in Djibouti. It is aligned with the interests of the Afar people who live in that country, although it has supporters residing outside of Djibouti....
(FRUD); the negotiations led to the signing of an agreement in February 2000. He became Ambassador to Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
in mid-2000. After long-time Prime Minister Barkat Gourad Hamadou
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
Barkat Gourad Hamadou was the Prime Minister of Djibouti from 2 October 1978 until 7 March 2001.-Political career:Hamadou is a member of the Afar ethnic group and was born in Dikhil Region, in the southwest of Djibouti...
resigned for health reasons in February 2001, President Ismail Omar Guelleh
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the President of Djibouti. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, in 1999. He is often referred to in the region by his initials 'IOG'....
appointed Dileita as Prime Minister on March 4, 2001, and he took office on March 7. He had no prior experience as a minister.
Dileita was elected as the Vice-President of the RPP on July 3, 2003, succeeding Hamadou in that post. Dileita led the ruling coalition, the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP), in the January 2003 parliamentary election
Djiboutian parliamentary election, 2003
The 2003 Djiboutian parliamentary election took place in Djibouti on the 10 January 2003 to elect the National Assembly of Djibouti. The ruling coalition of President Ismail Omar Guelleh won all 65 seats in the election defeating an opposition coalition....
, standing as the first candidate on the coalition's list for the District of Djibouti
Djibouti (city)
The City of Djibouti is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Djibouti, a nation in the Horn of Africa. The biggest settlement on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it lies on a peninsula that separates that basin from the Gulf of Aden.-History:...
.
On May 21, 2005, Dileita was reappointed as Prime Minister after Guelleh's re-election in the April 2005 presidential election
Djiboutian presidential election, 2005
The 2005 Djiboutian presidential election took place on the 8 April 2005. The incumbent President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was re-elected to a second six year term in an unopposed election.-Background:...
; a new government under Dileita was named on May 22.
As of 2008, Dileita is the President of the UMP coalition, and he headed the UMP list for the District of Djibouti in the February 2008 parliamentary election
Djiboutian parliamentary election, 2008
A parliamentary election was held in Djibouti on 8 February 2008. There were 65 candidates running for the 65 seats in the National Assembly, with all of the candidates coming from the ruling coalition, the Union for the Presidential Majority...
. Following the election, in which the UMP won all seats amidst an opposition boycott, he resigned as Prime Minister on March 25, 2008. Guelleh promptly reappointed him on March 26 and named a new government under Dileita on March 27.
After Guelleh won a third term in the April 2011 presidential election
Djiboutian presidential election, 2011
Voters in Djibouti re-elected President Ismail Omar Guelleh by an 80% margin in that nation's April 8, 2011 presidential election. He defeated Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, an attorney and former judge who took 19% of the vote....
, he reappointed Dileita as Prime Minister on 11 May 2011; he retained Dileita in his post even though various other long-serving ministers were dropped from the new government that was announced on 12 May.