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 65) |
Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed (Arabic:إسماعيل ولد الشيخ أحمد; born 9 November 1960) is aMauritanian diplomat and politician. He served as aUnited Nations Special Envoy forYemen and was therefore head of theOffice 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 theUnited 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 theUnited Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).[4]
He was theMinister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania from 11 June 2018 to 31 March 2022.[5]
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