Mari Alkatiri

Politician

1949 –

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Who is Mari Alkatiri?

Mari Bim Amude Alkathiri Mar'ī bin Amūdah al-Kathīrī; born 26 November 1949 was the first Prime Minister of an internationally recognized East Timor. He served from May 2002 until he resigned on 26 June 2006 following weeks of political unrest in the country. He is the Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor.

He is Hadhrami Arab by ethnicity and comes from the Al-Kathiri tribe a branch of which was also the Royal family of Seiyun that is now part of Yemen. He is one of very few Muslim politicians in a country that is 97% Catholic.

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Born
Nov 26, 1949
Dili
Also known as
  • 马里·阿尔卡蒂里
Religion
  • Islam
  • Sunni Islam
Profession
Education
  • Eduardo Mondlane University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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