Ali Lamine Zeine

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Ali Lamine Zeine
Ali Badjo Gamatie
Succeeded byMamane Malam Annou
Personal details
Born
Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine

1965 (age 58–59)
Zinder, Niger
ReligionIslam

Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine (born 1965) is a

minister of the Economy and Finance from 2003 to 2010.[4]

Biography

Ali Lamine Zeine was born in 1965 in

Paris-I. He has worked as a resident representative of the African Development Bank in Chad, Ivory Coast and Gabon.[5]

After serving as Director of the Cabinet of President Mamadou Tandja,[6] Zeine was appointed to the government as Minister of the Economy and Finance on 24 October 2003.[7]

After newspaper editor Boussada Ben Ali alleged that Zeine had stolen money that was part of an oil contract between Niger and China, Ben Ali was arrested on 23 January 2009 and on 6 February 2009 sentenced to three months in prison for disseminating false information .[8]

Tandja was ousted in a

MNSD called for the release of Zeine, Tandja, and the others.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Niger junta appoints transitional prime minister". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Officiel : voici la liste des membres du gouvernement de Transition". www.actuniger.com (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Photos des ministres - Ministère des Finances du NIGER". www.finances.gouv.ne.
  5. ^ "Niger : Ali Lamine Zeine nommé premier ministre par les putschistes, une émissaire américaine reconnaît des discussions « difficiles »". Le Monde.fr (in French). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ Cherif Ouazani, "Ali Lamine Zeine", Jeuneafrique.com, 7 November 2004 (in French).
  7. ^ "GOUVERNEMENTS DE LA TRANSITION DE TANDJA MAMADOU" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Nigerien presidency (in French).
  8. ^ "Journalist Boussada Ben Ali convicted of "disseminating false information likely to disturb public order", sentenced to three month imprisonment". IFEX. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Niger coup leaders promise fresh elections", BBC News, 21 February 2010.
  10. ^ Vidjingninou, Fiacre; Hama, Boureima (24 February 2010). "Niger: la junte s'installe, appels à un retour rapide de la démocratie". La Presse via Agence France-Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Junta to run country until elections, promises new constitution". France 24 via Agence France-Presse. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by
Prime Minister of Niger

2023–present
Incumbent