Ahmed Babe Ely – Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
BIOGRAPHY
Name and Surname: Ahmed Babe Ely
Job Title: State Engineer | Chief Engineer
Email: babiya110@gmail.com
Personal Information
Date of Birth: December 21, 1964
Marital Status: Married, father of six children
Educational Qualifications
– Elementary School: 1973–1977
– Secondary Education:
Secondary School (1977–1980): Ranked first in the class of 1979–1980 in the certificate of completion of the secondary school education (BEPC)
High School (1980–1983): National High School in Nouakchott, ranked first in the class of 1982–1983 in the mathematics stream of the Baccalaureate, with a grade of “Very Good.”
– Higher Education:
National School of Engineers in Tunis (ENIT)
Five years, including a year of academic project work, culminating in the award of a State Engineer’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
Interdisciplinary, applied training of a scientific and technical nature.
Degree: State Engineer.
Classification: Chief Engineer.
Professional Experience
– August 1, 1987: Joined the Ministry of Rural Development and following an appointment to the Rural Engineering Department.
– September 28, 1987: Project Manager for the Water and Dams Project in the province of Assaba, funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
– January 1989: Head of the Infrastructure Division in the Land Reclamation Department at the Ministry of the Interior, Post, and Transportation, and Project Manager for the Regional Development Fund.
June 1989: Moved to the Ministry of Equipment and Transport, where he served as Head of the Nouakchott Port Protection Project (EPI).
– July 1989: Harbor Master at the Independent Port of Nouakchott.
– August 1989: Infrastructure Manager at the Independent Port of Nouakchott, Technical Advisor to the Director General, and Head of Security and Safety.
– October 1990: Technical Advisor to the Director General and Head of Infrastructure at the Independent Port of Nouakchott.
– August 1990: Administrative Director at the Independent Port of Nouakchott.
– September 1995: Technical Advisor to the Director General of the Independent Port of Nouakchott.
– August 2007: Senior Official at the Ministry of Transportation.
– March 12, 2008 – 2018: President of the Mauritanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
– February 2023: Appointed as Chargé de Mission at the Presidency of the Republic.
– October; 10, 2026: Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
Conferences and Training Sessions
– A civil engineering conference organized by Centrale Paris and the National School of Engineers of Tunisia (ENIT).
– A conference organized by the international organization SIKA.
– A conference organized by the International Organization for Education.
– The 1991 African Ports Days in Accra, Ghana.
– The 1992 Maghreb Ports Days in Agadir, Morocco.
– A conference organized by UNIDO on the maintenance of ports and maritime facilities.
– The 17th Forum of West and Central African Ports.
– Chair of the Administrative Committee responsible for finance and human resources at the Organization of West and Central African Ports.
– Representative of the Ministry of Equipment and Transport on the Maghreb Central Committee for Infrastructure.
Languages
Arabic: Proficient in speaking and writing.
French: Proficient in speaking and writing.
English: Intermediate in speaking and writing.