Zeidane Ould Hmeida

Zeidane Ould Hmeida (born 1955?^[1]) is a Mauritanian politician. He was appointed Minister of Industry and Mines on November 4, 2001, by president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.^[2]^[1] On March 29, 2005, he was appointed Minister of Oil and Energy, a new portfolio.^[1]^[3] Following Taya's fall from power in August 2005, Hmeida lost his ministerial position and was arrested for 'economic crimes'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/10/14/MRT101577.FE.pdf |title=Mauritania: The country's situation, including the human rights situation and the political situation |date=16 August 2006 |website=https://www.justice.gov |publisher=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |access-date=14 March 2021

Since May 13, 2014 he has served as a presidential advisor, under both Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and current head of state Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

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^ ^a ^b ^c Abdelaziz Barrouhi, "« Priorité à la lutte contre la pauvreté »", Jeuneafrique.com, June 12, 2005 (in French).
^ List of members of the government of Mauritania (2002 archive page), presse-francophonie.org (in French).
^ "Mauritanian ministers get huge bonus hike", Reuters (IOL), March 30, 2005.

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[Lutte-1] Abdelaziz Barrouhi, "« Priorité à la lutte contre la pauvreté »", Jeuneafrique.com, June 12, 2005 (in French).

[2] List of members of the government of Mauritania (2002 archive page), presse-francophonie.org (in French).

[Bonus-3] "Mauritanian ministers get huge bonus hike", Reuters (IOL), March 30, 2005.

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