The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the national ministry of foreign affairs of

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

. It has its headquarters in Nouakchott, just to the northwest of the Nouakchott Convention Center complex.

List of ministers

This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania: *1960–1962: Moktar Ould Daddah *1962–1963: Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf *1963–1965: Mohamed Ould Dayin *1965............ Moktar Ould Daddah *1965–1966: Mohamed Ould Cheikh *1966............ Malum Ould Braham *1966–1968: Wane Birane Mamadou *1968–1970:

Hamdi Ould Mouknass Hamdi ( ar, حمدي) is a masculine Arabic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Hamdi Aslan (born 1967), Turkish footballer and coach * Hamdi Al Banbi (1935–2016), Egyptian engineer and politician * Hamdi B ...

*1970–1971: Mohamed Moktar Ould Cheikh Abdellahi *1971–1978:

*1978–1979: Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf *1979–1980:

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah ( ar, أحمدو ولد عبد الله) (born November 21, 1940) is a Mauritanian diplomat who was a senior United Nations official. Background Ould-Abdallah was born on November 21, 1940, in Mauritania. He graduated from ...

*1980–1981: Mohamed Moktar Ould Zamil *1981............ Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud *1981–1984: Ahmed Ould Minnih *1984............ Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Babamine *1984–1986: Ahmed Ould Minnih *1986–1988: Mohamed Lemine Ould N'Diayane *1988–1989: Mohamed Sidina Ould Sidiya *1989–1990: Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Baba *1990–1992: Hasni Ould Didi *1992............ Ismael Ould Yahi *1992–1993: Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Moine *1993–1996: Mohamed Salem Ould Lekhal *1996–1997: Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed *1997............ Ahmed Sidi Ould Khalifa *1997............ Abdallahi Ould Nem *1997............ Sow Abou Demba *1997–1998: Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt *1998............

Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna ( ar, شيخ العافية ولد محمد خونة; born 1956) is a Mauritanian political figure. He was the 7th Prime Minister of Mauritania from January 2, 1996, to December 18, 1997, Minister of Foreign Affa ...

*1998–2001:

Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (born August 11, 1949
at AMI website .) is a

Dah Ould Abdi *2002–2003: Mohamed Ould Tolba *2003–2005: Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal *2005–2007:

Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (born August 11, 1949
at AMI website .) is a

Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine *2008............

*2008............ Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida *2008–2009:

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou ( ar, محمد محمود ولد محمدو; born April 3, 1968) is a political historian and public intellectual. A Harvard University academic, Mohamedou is Professor of International History and Politics at the G ...

*2009–2011:

Naha Mint Mouknass Naha bint Mouknass ( ar, الناهة بنت مكناس; born March 10, 1969) is a Mauritanian politician. She was the former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania, serving in this capacity between 2009 and 2011. Early life a ...

*2011–2013:

Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi ( ar, حمادي ولد بابا ولد حمادي; born 31 December 1948) is a Mauritanian politician. As of 2011, he is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania. Early life Hamadi was born in M ...

*2013–2015: Ahmed Ould Teguedi *2015............

Vatma Vall Mint Soueina Vatma Vall Mint Soueina (born 25 August 1977) is a Mauritanian politician woman who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015, and as Minister of Livestock from 2015 to 2018. Early life and education Mint Soueina was born on 25 August 1977 ...

*2015–2016: Hamadi Ould Meimou *2016–2018: Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih *2018–present:

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed ( ar, إسماعيل ولد الشيخ أحمد; born 9 November 1960, in Nouakchott) is a Mauritanian diplomat and politician. He served as a United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen and was therefore head of the Office ...

References

Foreign relations of Mauritania

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The enti ...

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