Dahide Ould El Ghassem – Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, and Relations with Civil Society
BIOGRAPHY
Full Name: Dahide Ould El Ghassem
Date and Place of Birth: December 31, 1964, Tintan
Address: Nouakchott – Tafragh Zeina
Email: dahidelghassem@yahoo.fr
I. Previous Positions
October 10, 2026: Appointed Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, and Relations with Civil Society.
– April 7, 2021, to October 10, 2026: Chair of the Public Procurement Committee at the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.
– 2018–2020: Permanent Secretary of the Public Procurement Committee at the Ministry of Fisheries and the Blue Economy.
– 2015–2017: Chair of the Public Procurement Committee for the Administration, Culture, and Communication Sectors.
– 2014–2015: Technical Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, responsible for monitoring strategies.
– 2013–2014: Director of Urban Planning.
– 2010–2013: Assistant Director General of “Iskan” and Chair of its Internal Procurement Committee.
– 2009–2010: Assistant Director of the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
– 2007–2008: Advisor to the National Foundation for the Preservation of Historic Cities in Mauritania.
– 2006 Regional Representative for the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports in the Assaba Governorate, and Coordinator of the Public Reading Project in the Eastern Region.
– 2004–2006: Advisor to the Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, in charge of youth affairs.
– 2003–2004: Assistant Director of National Libraries and Museums.
– 1995–2003: Assistant Director of the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
– 1993–1995: Head of the Translation and Publishing Department at the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
– 1992–1993: Researcher at the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
– 1987–1992: High school teacher at Keifa High School.
II. Other Professional Responsibilities
– 2014–2015: Member of the Board of Directors of the National Public Works Laboratory.
– February 2015 – June 2015: Focal point for public-private partnerships at the Ministry of Equipment and Transportation.
– November 2014 – June 2015: Focal point for the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights at the Ministry of Equipment and Transportation.
– May 2014 – June 2015: Chair of the Technical Committee for the Transportation Sector under the Strategic Framework for Poverty Reduction, Phase III.
– 2005–2010: Member of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for the Promotion of Youth Employment.
– 2005–2007: Chair of the Technical Committee for the Culture Sector under the Strategic Framework for Poverty Reduction, Phase II.
– 2000–2002: Visiting Professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
III. Training Courses and Professional Development
– December 2021: Training on procurement procedures at the World Bank and the African Development Bank, in Casablanca, Morocco.
– November 2021: Training to obtain certifications in procurement procedures under the United Nations Development Program.
– October 2021: Training on national public procurement procedures, hosted by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority.
– February 11–21, 2021: Training titled “Public Procurement and Implementation: Mauritanian and Regional Legislation,” at the Marbini International Center in Rabat, Morocco.
– December 20, 2018 – January 11, 2019: Training on procurement procedures at the World Bank, held at the Marbini International Center in Rabat, Morocco.
– May 10–15, 2017: Training on “Quality Management” at the IMA Institute.
– February 2015: Training on contracting in the context of public-private partnerships, at the World Bank headquarters in Nouakchott.
– January 2015: Training on mechanisms for the protection of human rights, organized by the Geneva Institute for Human Rights.
– 2002: Training in the preventive conservation of documents and visual materials, at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
– December 1996: Training in computer-assisted desktop publishing (DTP) at the University of Nice.
– May 1995: Training in applied information technology for administrative management at the IRIM Institute of the University of Nice.
IV. Educational and Academic Background
– 2012–2013: Master’s 2 degree in Project Management, from Gaston Bergier University in Senegal.
– 1983–1987: Certificate of Aptitude for Teaching in Secondary Education in the Natural Sciences (CAPES), from the Higher School of Education in Nouakchott.
– 1983–1985: Certificate of Competence for Teaching Natural Sciences in the First Cycle of Secondary Education, specializing in French (CAPPES), from the Higher School of Education in Nouakchott.
– 1977–1983: Baccalaureate (DB), from Laayoune High School.
V. Major Academic Works
1. The Mauritanian Coast South of Nouakchott: Morphological Development in the Vicinity of the Port of Friendship. Graduation thesis from the Higher School of Education in Nouakchott, 1987.
2. The Role of Urban Expansion and Modernization Projects in Improving Living Conditions for Residents: The Cases of Nouadhibou and Rosso / Master’s Thesis in Project Management.
VI. Languages
– Arabic
– French
– English
VII. Computer Skills
Proficiency in using word processing and presentation software, including:
– Microsoft Word.
– Microsoft Excel.
– Microsoft PowerPoint.
VIII. Marital Status
Married and father of four children.