Dileita Muhammad Dileita

prime minister of Djibouti

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Dileita Muhammad Dileita served as the prime minister of Djibouti from 2001 to 2011. He was appointed by President Ismail Omar Guelleh, and his selection was seen as a way to maintain a balance of power between the Afar and Somali Issa ethnic groups, a tradition established by the country's first president, Hassan Gouled Aptidon. Dileita is an accomplished public servant and an Afar himself. His tenure as prime minister occurred during a period of significant political and economic developments in Djibouti, including the transition to a multiparty political system and the establishment of foreign military bases.123

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…health reasons, and Guelleh named Dileita Muhammad Dileita, an accomplished public servant, to the post. Dileita, like his predecessor, was an Afar, and Guelleh’s appointment of him to the post maintained the balance of power between the Afars and Somali Issas that Gouled had established after independence.
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…health reasons, and Guelleh named Dileita Muhammad Dileita, an accomplished public servant, to the post. Dileita, like his predecessor, was an Afar, and Guelleh’s appointment of him to the post maintained the balance of power between the Afars and Somali Issas that Gouled had established after independence.
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