Ikililou Dhoinine (Arabic: إكليل ظنين, born 14 August 1962) is a Comorian politician who was the President of the Comoros from 2011 to 2016; he was a Vice-President of Comoros from 2006 to 2011.[1]

Political career

Dhoinine won the 2010 Comorian presidential election, in which he received the most votes in the first round (28.19%). He faced Mohamed Said Fazul and Abdou Djabir in a run-off election[2] and received 61.12% to win the Presidency. A member of the ruling party, Dhoinine was supported in the election by incumbent President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. Previously, he had worked in the Ministry of Finance as the Vice-President in charge of Budget and Women's Entrepreneurship.[3] From 26 March to 31 March 2008, he was the provisional President of Anjouan, an island in the Comoros.[4]

Dhoinine, a pharmacist by training, is the first President of Comoros from the island of Mohéli.[5]

Dhoinine served for five years as Vice President to outgoing president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi.[6] He was also temporarily President of Anjouan in March 2008.[7] He was briefly Minister of Finance from June 2009 to June 2010.[8]

At his inauguration Dhoinine pledged to "stop at nothing in the fight against corruption".[6] He initiated the National Commission for the Prevention and Fight Against Corruption and the Regulatory Authority for Public Procurement to increase transparency.[9]

In 2013, Dhoinine was subject of a failed coup d'état due to discontent over the dismissal of several government officials.[10]

Dhoinine's wife is Hadidja Abubacarr I'Dhoinine.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Présidence de l'Union des Comores [Site officiel]". 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
  2. ^ Dhoinine leading Comoros poll News24.com, 8 November 2010
  3. ^ Members of the Government of the Union of Comoros Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine United Nations
  4. ^ Comoros Worldstatesmen.org
  5. ^ "Comoros islanders elect Ikililou Dhoinine as president". BBC News. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Comoros profile". BBC News. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ^ "VIP". www.anjouan.net.
  8. ^ "[Tribune] Détention de Sambi: Réponse au procureur | Comores Infos". www.comoresinfos.net (in French). 2 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Actualité des Comores / Indice de perception de la corruption 2013 : Les Comores de mieux en mieux notées! / Al-Watwan, quotidien comorien". alwatwan.net. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  10. ^ Amir, Ahmed (April 22, 2013). "Comoros says foils plot against government, makes arrests". Reuters.
  11. ^ "African First Ladies to Start Arriving Gambia Today - Ahead of Crucial Women Forum". The Daily Observer. AllAfrica.com. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
Political offices
Preceded by Vice President of the Comoros
2006–2011
Served alongside: Idi Nadhoim 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Comoros
2011–2016 		Succeeded by
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikililou_Dhoinine
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