Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed
Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed (2017)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania
In office 11 June 2018 – 31 March 2022
Preceded by	Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih
Succeeded by	Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug
United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen
In office 25 April 2015 – 26 February 2018
Appointed by	Ban Ki-moon
Preceded by	Jamal Benomar
Succeeded by	Martin Griffiths
Personal details
Born	(1960-11-09) 9 November 1960 (age 64) Nouakchott, Mauritania

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 26 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]

He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania from 11 June 2018 to 31 March 2022.[5]

References

1. Secretary-General appoints Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed as new special envoy for Yemen
2. "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.
5. "Nouveau gouvernement en Mauritanie, départ du ministre des Affaires étrangères". VOA (in French). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.