Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)
Mohamed Abdelaziz | |
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محمد عبد العزيز | |
Abdelaziz in 2005 | |
| 2nd President of the Sahrawi Republic | |
| In office 30 August 1976 – 31 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun Mahfoud Ali Beiba Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
| Preceded by | El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed Mahfoud Ali Beiba (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Khatri Addouh (acting) Brahim Ghali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamed Abdelaziz ben Khalili ben Mohamed al-Bachir Er-Rguibi 17 August 1947 Smara, Spanish Sahara |
| Died | 31 May 2016 (aged 68) Tindouf, Algeria |
| Resting place | Bir Lehlou |
| Political party | Polisario Front |
| Spouse | Khadidja Hamdi |
| Alma mater | Mohammed V University |
Mohamed Abdelaziz ben Khalili ben Mohamed al-Bachir Er-Rguibi (Arabic: محمد عبد العزيز, romanized: Muhammad ʿAbd al-ʿAziz; 17 August 1947 – 31 May 2016) was the 3rd Secretary General of the Polisario Front, from 1976, and the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic from 1982, until his death in 2016.