Mohamed Ould Boilil

Mohamed Ould Boilil
Minister of the Interior and Decentralization
In office March 22, 2011 – February 13, 2014
Preceded by	Mohamed Ould Maaouya
Succeeded by	Mohamed Ould Mohamed Raree
President of the National Assembly
In office January 29, 2014 – October 9, 2018
Preceded by	Messaoud Ould Boulkheir
Succeeded by	Cheikh Ahmed Baye
Personal details
Born	December 31, 1951 Rosso, Mauritania
Alma mater	National School of Administration, Nouakchott

Mohamed Ould Boilil is a Mauritanian politician who served as the Minister of the Interior and Decentralization from 2011 to 2014.

Biography

Boilil was born in Rosso, Mauritania on December 31, 1951.[1] He completed his primary studies at the Liberation and Pape Gueye Fall schools in Dakar, and his secondary studies at the Lycee Blaise Diagne in Dakar. In 1974, he became the general administrative attache at the National School of Administration (ENA) in Nouakchott. From 1976 to 1979, Boilil was the head of divisions at the Ministry of the Interior. Between 1979 and 1986, Boilil served as the prefect for Tidjikja, Nouadhibou, Toujounine, Guerou, Kiffa, Sélibaby, Tintane, and Boghé.[1] From 1986 to 2005, he served as the wali mousaid, or deputy governor, of Dakhlet Nouadhibou, as the wali of Brakna, wali of Assaba, and wali of Adrar.[2]

From 2011 to 2014, Boilil served as the Minister of the Interior and Decentralization under the Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf government.[2] As Minister of the Interior, Boilil did not investigate the shooting of Afro-Mauritanian protesters in 2011.[3] He was elected president of the National Assembly in January 2014 under the Union for the Republic (UPR) ruling party.[1][4]

References

1. "Mauritanie: l'ex-ministre de l'Intérieur élu nouveau président de l'Assemblée nationale | MAP Express". MAP Express (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
2. "Mauritanie : un nouveau gouvernement plus féminin - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-23.
3. "Mauritania" (PDF). U.S. State Department. 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
4. "Mauritanian parliament holds final session before polls". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-01-23.