| Amédée William Merlaud-Ponty | |
| Term Start: | 1908 |
| Term End: | 13 June 1915 |
| Predecessor: | Ernest Roume |
| Successor: | François Joseph Clozel |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France |
| Death Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality: | French |
Amédée William Merlaud-Ponty (4 February 1866 – 13 June 1915) was a French colonial administrator. He was a Governor General of French West Africa (1908 - 1915) who particularly interested himself in the economic development and education of Africa.
During World War I, Merlaud-Ponty was responsible for recruiting volunteers for African battlefields.
At Dakar's railway station a 1923 monument dedicated "to the creators of French West Africa and the glory of the Black army" features Paul Ducuing's statues of the tirailleur Demba and the zouave Dupont.[1] The same monument honours the French conqueror of Senegal, Louis Faidherbe, as well as four Governors-General, Noël Ballay, Joost van Vollenhoven, François Clozel and Ponty himself.[2]