Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi Explained

Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi
Native Name:حمادي ولد بابا ولد حمادي
Office:Minister of Fishing
Term Start:18 September 2013
Term End:20 August 2014
President:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Primeminister:Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Office2:Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Term Start2:22 March 2011
Term End2:18 September 2013
President2:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Primeminister2:Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Predecessor2:Naha Mint Mouknass
Successor2:Ahmed Ould Teguedi
Birth Date:31 December 1948
Birth Place:Moudjeria, Colony of Mauritania
Party:Union for the Republic (UPR)
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 a Mauritanian politician. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania from March 2011 until September 2013.[1]

Early life

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]

Career

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.[1]

Defense

After Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was elected president of Mauritania in the 2009 presidential election, Aziz appointed Hamadi the position of Minister of National Defense.[2]

Foreign Minister

Hamadi met with Romania's former foreign minister, Titus Corlățean, on 29 September 2012. Both foreign ministers discussed about the possibility of reestablishing relations between the two countries.[3]

On 25 May 2013, Hamadi attended the African Union Summit. While there, he spoke about the crises in Mali and Sahel with Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.[4]

A few months later, on 18 September 2013, Hamadi was replaced by Ahmed Ould Teguedi as Foreign Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle. Hamadi was named as the new Minister of Fishing.[5]

Personal life

He is married and has a child.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi . Mauritanian News Agency . https://archive.today/20130703031549/http://www.ami.mr/fr/index.php?page=Membre_Gouvernement&id_membre=5 . 3 July 2013 . 13 August 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: Mauritania's new cabinet. panapress.com. 28 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Meeting of Minister Titus Corlăţean with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania, Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi. mae.ro. 28 October 2016.
  4. Web site: On Africa Day, UN chief says continent's future full of opportunity and hope. uneca.org. 28 October 2016. 28 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028153439/http://www.uneca.org/stories/africa-day-un-chief-says-continents-future-full-opportunity-and-hope. dead.
  5. News: Mauritania replaces oil and foreign ministers in reshuffle . Reuters Africa . 18 September 2013 . 19 September 2013.