Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare of Senegal

Until his appointment to the post of PM, Mr Soumare had been holding the post of Minister of Budget in the dissolved cabinet.

Before he took up the Ministerial position in 2001, Soumare was the Director General of Finance.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Senegalese Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare described Iran as a large country with abundant and high potentials, and voiced enthusiasm for paying a visit to the Islamic Republic.

Mr Soumare has reduced the size of the cabinet by 7.

Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare was appointed on June 19, 2007.

Soumare said he believes that unless vigorous efforts are.