Aziza Baroud

Aziza Baroud
Born	August 4, 1965
Nationality	Chad
Occupation	diplomat

Ammo Aziza Baroud (born August 4, 1965) is a Chadian politician who has served as Minister for Health and the Permanent Representative to the United Nations since 2019.

Life

Baroud was born on 4 August 1965.[1] She studied economics in Paris and she graduated in 1989 with a masters degree from Université Paris Dauphine.[2]

In September 2003 she became the Minister for Health under President Idriss Deby.[3] She served until 2005 when she became a Presidetial advisor until 2008 wnen she was again minister. This time she was the Minister for the Economy, Development Planning and International Cooperation.[2] She served as a minister until 2010 and in the following year she began six years as a member of Chad's National Assembly.[2]

In 2018 she took over the chair of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States committee of Ambassadors for a year from Sheila Sealy Monteith of Jamaica.[4]

In 2019 she was the Ambassador of Chad to the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the Benelux countries.[5] On 27 December 2019 Moustapha Ali Alifei who was Chad's Permanent Representative to the United Nations was recalled. Presidential decree appointed Baroud to replace him. She would be based in New York.[6]

In 2020 during the Coronavirus Pandemic Baroud was assisting First Lady Hinda Déby and Diego Canga Fano as they discussed business opportunities in Chad with European investors.[7]

Private life

She had four children.[2]

References

1. "Mrs. Ammo Aziza Baroud | Planetary Security Initiative". www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
2. "Ambassador Ammo Aziza Baroud - Religions for Peace". 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
3. Publications, Europa (2003). Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-85743-183-4.
4. bluefrontend (2018-09-12). "Chad takes over presidency of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors". OACPS. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
5. "H.E. Ammo Aziza BAROUD, Ambassador of Chad to the European Union, United Kingdom and Benelux". AIDLR. June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
6. Médias, Toumaï Web. "Tchad: Aziza Baroud nommée Ambassadeur auprès de l'ONU". Toumaï Web Médias (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
7. Alwihda, Info. "Tchad : une délégation d'investisseurs européens reçue par la Première Dame". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-10.