Dah Ould Abdi (born April 18, 1951) is a

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

n diplomat who was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation from 2001 to 2002."LE NOUVEAU REPRÉSENTANT DE LA MAURITANIE PRÉSENTE SES LETTRES DE CRÉANCE"
UN press release, BIO/3582, July 24, 2004 . Ould Abdi was born in

Aleg Aleg is the capital of the Brakna Region, Mauritania. It is located at . Background The town includes the village of 'Elb Jmel, and the village of Lamden which is known as the birthplace of former President of Mauritania, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdall ...

"Biographie du nouveau ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération"
, AMI, January 30, 2001 . and attended secondary school in

Nouakchott , image_skyline = Nouakchott.jpg , image_caption = City view of Nouakchott , pushpin_map = Mauritania#Arab world#Africa , pushpin_relief = 1 , mapsize = , map_caption ...

, the capital. He became press attaché for the Center for Information and Training (CIF) in Nouakchott in 1974. Subsequently, he was Editor in Chief at Radio Mauritania from 1975 to 1977 before going to study journalism in

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

from 1977 to 1983. He was press advisor to the Head of State from 1983 to 1984 and head of the information service of Mauritanian Radio and Television from 1986 to 1988. From 1989 to 1993, he was First Advisor, responsible for Communication, at the Mauritanian embassy in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, and from 1993 to 1995 he was Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Mauritania to

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

. He was then Ambassador to

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

from 1995François Soudan
"Le journalisme mène à tout..."
Jeuneafrique.com, February 20, 2001 . until he was appointed as Ambassador to

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

in March 2000. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation on January 28, 2001; this was well-received even by papers close to the opposition. He served as Foreign Minister until Mohamed Ould Tolba was appointed to replace him on October 27, 2002."Remaniement ministériel"
, AMI, October 28, 2002 . Ould Abdi was subsequently Ambassador to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

"Dah Ould Abdi..."
Jeuneafrique.com, April 18, 2004 . before being appointed as Permanent Representative to the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

in April 2004. He presented his credentials as Permanent Representative on July 24, 2004. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and German.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdi, Dah Ould 1951 births Living people Ambassadors of Mauritania to France Ambassadors of Mauritania to Japan Ambassadors of Mauritania to Morocco Foreign ministers of Mauritania Permanent Delegates of Mauritania to UNESCO Permanent Representatives of Mauritania to the United Nations People from Brakna Region