Rui Maria de Araújo explained

Rui Maria de Araújo
Office:7th Prime Minister of East Timor
President:Taur Matan Ruak
Francisco Guterres
Term Start:16 February 2015
Term End:15 September 2017
Predecessor:Xanana Gusmão
Successor:Mari Alkatiri
Birth Date:21 May 1964
Birth Place:Mape, Portuguese Timor
Party:Fretilin
Spouse:Teresa António Madeira Soares
Children:2
Alma Mater:Udayana University
University of Otago
Satya Wacana Christian University
Sultan Agung Islamic University
Signature:Rui Maria de Araújo Signature.svg
Termstart2:20 September 2001
Termend2:8 August 2007
Office1:Minister of Health
Termend1:22 June 2018
Termstart1:15 September 2017
Primeminister1:Mari Alkatiri

Rui Maria de Araújo (born 21 May 1964) is an East Timorese politician who served as its prime minister from 2015 to 2017. He is a physician and member of Fretilin.

He was Minister of Health from 2001 to 2006 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007.

Araújo was inaugurated as Prime Minister of East Timor on 16 February 2015.[1] He was replaced in 2017 by Mari Alkatiri.

Personal life

Araújo was born in the village of Mape, Cova Lima, on 21 May 1964. He is married to Teresa António Madeira Soares and is the father of two children.[2]

Araújo received his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Agung Islamic University in Semarang, Indonesia. He did training in otolaryngology (ear nose throat speciality and head and neck surgery) at the Medical Faculty of Udayana University in Bali, Indonesia. He has a Masters in Public Health from his studies at Otago University in New Zealand.[3] He had also studied English literature at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Indonesia for one year before shifting to medicine.[4]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Sapo Notícias (Lusa): Novo PM "sereno, calmo e otimista" no dia da tomada de posse, 16. Februar 2015, retrieved, 16 February 2015.
  2. Sapo Notícias (Lusa): O estafeta que tratou a guerrilha e agora chefia o governo de Díli, retrieved, 13 February 2015.
  3. University of Otago Magazine, Issue 4, 2003, p12: http://www.otago.ac.nz/otagomagazine/otago004401.pdf retrieved 2. February 2017
  4. News: Discourse: Indonesia,Timor Leste have developed a mature relationship: PM . 6 July 2023 . The Jakarta Post . 31 August 2015 . en.