Back بلال أغ الشريف Arabic بلال اج الشريف ARZ Bilal Ag Acherif Catalan Bilal Ag Acherif Danish Bilal Ag Acherif German Bilal Ag Aŝerif Esperanto Bilal Ag Acherif Spanish Bilal Ag Acherif Estonian Bilal Ag Acherif Basque Bilal Ag Acherif French
Amghar Bilal Ag Alcherif | |
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| بلال أغ الشريف | |
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| President of the Transitional Council of the State of Azawad | |
| In office 6 April 2012 – 12 July 2012 | |
| Vice President | Mahamadou Djeri Maïga |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| General Secretary of the MNLA | |
| Assumed office October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Kidal Region, Mali |
| Nationality | Azawadi |
Bilal Ag Acherif (Arabic: بلال أغ الشريف; born 1977), last name alternatively spelled Cherif,[1] is the Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in Mali. He was president of a briefly independent breakaway state of Azawad[2][3] from April to July 2012, before the Malian Armed Forces recaptured many cities and Azawad collapsed.
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