Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi

Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi
حمادي ولد بابا ولد حمادي
Hamadi as Mauritanian Foreign Minister in 2011
Minister of Fishing
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 September 2013
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
In office
22 March 2011  18 September 2013
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Preceded by Naha Mint Mouknass
Succeeded by Ahmed Ould Teguedi
Personal details
Born 31 December 1948
Moudjeria, Colony of Mauritania
Political party Union for the Republic
Children 1
Alma mater National School for Administration
Profession Engineer, Politician

Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi (Arabic: حمادي ولد بابا ولد حمادي; born 31 December 1948) is current Mauritanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, serving in this capacity since 22 March 2011.[1]

Hamadi was born in Moudjeria, then part of the French Colony of Mauritania. He attended primary school in Moudjeria and Aleg from 1956 to 1961. He attended secondary school between in Atar, Rosso, and Nouakchott from 1962 to 1966. He attended the National School for Administration from 1966 to 1968, graduating with a Degree in Civil Engineering.[1]

From 1968 to 1978 he worked as an official at the Ministry of Public Works, and from October 1983 to November 1990 worked as Secretary General of FIAP. He worked as a consultant and project manager at DGPIP until May 2007, when he became the new Mauritanian Foreign Minister.[1]

On 18 September 2013 Hamadi was replaced by Ahmed Ould Teguedi as Foreign Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. Hamadai was named as the new Minister of Fishing.[2]

He is married and has a child.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi". Mauritanian News Agency. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. "Mauritania replaces oil and foreign ministers in reshuffle". Reuters Africa. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.