Draft:Ali Mohamed Lamine Zine
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| Name | Ali Mohamed Lamine Zine |
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| Birth Place | Niger |
| Brith Date | 1965 (CE) |
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| Religion | Islam |
Ali Mohamed Lamine Zine is a politician from Niger who was born in Zinder (southern Niger), the second most populous city in the country. He belongs to the Toubou tribe, which is scattered across Libya, Chad, and other African countries. He is a graduate of the Center for Financial, Economic and Banking Studies in Marseille and the University of Paris. He is considered one of the prominent economists in Niger and Africa.
During the tenure of Mamadou Tandja, the former president, he took charge of the Ministry of Finance and was appointed as a minister in the government.
Overview
Ali Mohamed Lamine Zine was born in 1965 in the Mirria region of the Zinder region, one of the eight regions constituting the country of Niger. The Zinder region is a strategic area in Niger, as it houses the oil and gas refinery station of the Chinese-Nigerian company, which supplies the country's fuel needs.
His father was Hajj Al-Amin Zine and his mother was Hajjah Khadijah Kubra. His father was one of the largest merchants in the region, and his family is known for wealth and religiosity. He has 6 full brothers and sisters and 5 half-siblings from his father.
In childhood, he was nicknamed "Ali Yara", and in youth, he gained fame for being a basketball player. His neighbors say that he is known for ethics, kindness, and adherence to the teachings of the noble religion of Islam. Like his family, he is known and famous for religiosity.
He is a graduate of the Center for Financial, Economic and Banking Studies in Marseille and the University of Paris. He is considered one of the prominent economists in Niger and Africa.
Zine worked as an economist and also served as the Resident Representative of the African Development Bank in Chad, Ivory Coast, and Gabon.
Education
During his childhood, he began his studies in a Quranic school, according to the custom of Nigerien families, then completed elementary, preliminary, and secondary levels in the city of Zinder, and obtained a high school diploma from Kouradaga.
Academically, he is an economist, a graduate of the National School of Administration in Niamey, the capital of Niger, and then a graduate of the Center for Financial, Economic and Banking Studies at the universities of France in Marseille and Paris.
Political Career
During the regime of the late President Mamadou Tandja, Ali Mohamed Lamine Zine was one of the leaders of the National Movement for the Society of Development, which was the ruling party at the time.
The characteristic of this party is moderation, and the social aspect was dominant in its programs during the period when it took power in the narrow government, and the presence of Ali Mohamed Lamine Zine at the head of the Ministry of Finance was predominant.
Since Ali Zine was economically the representative and strong arm of Tandja, the leaders of the 2010 coup that overthrew Tandja had considerations for him, and they placed him under house arrest with the small circle of men of the president who overthrew him.
Activities
- Former President Mamadou Tandja appointed him as his Chief of Staff in 2001 and then as Minister of Finance in 2003, to address the chaotic economic and financial situation.
- Zine remained Minister of Finance until Tandja was ousted in the 2010 coup by military commander Salou Djibo, prior to organizing presidential elections that were won by Mahamadou Issoufou, predecessor of Mohamed Bazoum, who was removed from power on 26 July.
- Ali Mohamed Lamine Zine subsequently assumed the position of Resident Representative of the African Development Bank in Gabon, Ivory Coast, and Chad.
- On 7 August 2023, he was appointed Prime Minister by the Military Council that overthrew the regime of President Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July 2023, and was tasked with forming a new government; he formed a government consisting of 21 ministers on 9 August 2023.
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