Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

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Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed
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Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed on August 12, 2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania
Assumed office
11 June 2018
Preceded by
United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen
In office
25 April 2015 – February 2018
Appointed byBan Ki-Moon
Preceded byJamal Benomar
Succeeded byMartin Griffiths
Personal details
Born (1960-11-09) 9 November 1960 (age 61)
Nouakchott, Mauritania
NationalityMauritanian

Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed (Arabic: 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 of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen from 25 April 2015[1] to February 2018.[2]

Prior to that posting, Ahmed served as United Nations Special Representative for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER).[3]

Prior to that appointment of 11 December 2014, Ahmed was the Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Secretary-General appoints Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed as new special envoy for Yemen
  2. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "U.N. Yemen mediator to step down next month: U.N. spokesman". U.S. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania Special Representative for United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response". Press release. United Nations. 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania Deputy Special Representative for Libya". Press release. United Nations. 30 January 2014.
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