Vatma Vall Mint Soueina Explained

Birth Date:25 August 1977
Birth Place:Ayoun el Atrous, Mauritania
Alma Mater:University of Nouakchott
Office3:Minister of Culture and Handicraft
Term3:2014–2015
Office2:Foreign Minister
Term2:2015
Office1:Minister of Livestock
Term1:2015–2018
Office:Mauritanian Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire

Vatma Vall Mint Soueina (born 25 August 1977) is a Mauritanian politician woman who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015, and as Minister of Livestock from 2015 to 2018.

Early life and education

Mint Soueina was born on 25 August 1977 in Ayoun el Atrous.[1] She is a member of the blacksmith caste.[2] She studied at the Lycée National in Nouakchott before obtaining a master's degree in English from the University of Nouakchott in 2001.[1]

Career

Soueina was a high school English teacher from 2001 until 2005, before becoming Professor of American Studies and Literature at the University of Nouakchott in 2005.[1]

In 2014, she was Minister of Culture and Handicraft.[3] Soueina was appointed Foreign Minister in January 2015.[4] She presided over the 142nd session of the Arab League Council[5] and the 26th session of the Executive Council of the African Union in Addis Ababa.[6]

In September 2015, in a cabinet reshuffle by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, she was replaced by Hamadi Ould Meimou and became Minister of Livestock.[7]

Soueina served as Minister of Livestock until a cabinet reshuffle in October 2018.[8]

She served as ambassador to the Ivory Coast from 2019 to 2021.[9] [10]

Personal life

Soueina is married.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministre de l'Elevage. Minister of Livestock. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013185847/http://fr.ami.mr:80/Membre-Gouvernement-50. 2018-10-13. Agence Mauritanienne d'Information. French.
  2. Web site: As Threats Mount, Can Mauritania's Fragile Stability Hold?. Anouar. Boukhars. World Politics Review. 16 June 2016. 9 February 2017.
  3. Web site: VATMA VALL MINT SOUEINA RÉAFFIRME L'ENGAGEMENT DE L'ETAT À PERPÉTUER LE RAYONNEMENT DES VILLES ANCIENNES. French. 31 August 2014. 9 February 2017. Adrar.
  4. Web site: 17 January 2015. Une équipe féminine dirige la diplomatie mauritanienne. A team of women leads Mauritania's diplomacy. Alakhbar. French. 9 February 2017.
  5. Web site: 9 March 2015. Jordan presides over 143rd session of the Arab League Council's meeting. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080446/http://www.petra.gov.jo/public_news/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Menu_ID=&Site_Id=2&lang=2&NewsID=186052&CatID=13. 2017-02-11. Jordan News Agency. 9 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Bazié. Grégoire B.. 27 January 2015. Union africaine : Réaliser de réels progrès sur l'autonomisation des femmes en 2015. African Union: Making real progress on women's empowerment in 2015. Ouaga FM. French. 2021-09-28.
  7. Web site: Mauritania: Cabinet reshuffle affecting ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs. Agence Ecofin. 5 September 2015. 9 February 2017.
  8. Web site: New Mauritanian Cabinet announced . 2023-09-05 . www.aa.com.tr.
  9. Web site: 2019-03-22. Cérémonie de présentation des Lettres de créance de l'Ambassadeur de la République islamique de Mauritanie en Côte d'Ivoire, S.E.Mme VATMA Vall Soueina – Présidence de la république de Côte d'ivoire. Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to Côte d'Ivoire, Her Excellency VATMA Vall Soueina. 2021-09-29. President of the Ivory Coast. fr-FR.
  10. Web site: 2021-05-01. Diplomatie : L'ambassadeur de la Mauritanie, Soueina Vatma Vall, fait ses adieux au President Ouattara. Diplomacy: the Mauritanian ambassador says goodbye to President Ouattara. 2021-09-29. Government of the Ivory Coast. fr.

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