Nuno Gomes Nabiam

Summary

Nuno Gomes Nabiam (born 17 November 1966) is a Bissau-Guinean politician who served as the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 28 February 2020 to 8 August 2023. [1]

Nuno Gomes Nabiam
Gomes Nabiam in 2017
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
In office
28 February 2020 – 8 August 2023
PresidentUmaro Sissoco Embaló
Preceded byAristides Gomes
Succeeded byGeraldo Martins
Personal details
Born (1966-11-17) 17 November 1966 (age 57)
Political partyAPU

Personal life edit

Gomes Nabiam graduated from Kwame Nkrumah National High School. He completed his degree at the Higher Institute of Civil Aviation Engineering in Kyiv, Ukraine, and was awarded a Civil Aviation Scholarship in 1986. Gomes Nabiam later studied in the United States, where he obtained a master's degree in business management.

On 29 April 2020, he and three ministers tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

Political career edit

Gomes Nabiam became an activist in the African Youth Amílcar Cabral in 1978. In 1980, he became a militant in the PAIGC party. In 2012, he was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Guinea-Bissau Civil Aviation Agency by the Bissau-Guinean government.[3]

On 28 February 2020, Gomes Nabiam was appointed Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau. He is a member of the Assembly of the People United political party. He is a political scientist and military officer who previously served as Acting President of Guinea-Bissau between 1 June 2021 and 15 June 2021.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Hoije, Katarina (2 February 2020). "Guinea-Bissau President Appoints Nabiam as Prime Minister". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Guinea-Bissau PM and three ministers test positive for COVID-19". Reuters. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "BIOGRAPHY AND THE APPLICANT'S MANIFESTO OF Eng. NUNO GOMES NABIAM!". 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Guinée Bissau: Nuno Gomes Nabiam nommé Premier ministre par le président Umaro Sissoco Embalo".