Sid’Elhaje Ould Dah – Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education

BIOGRAPHY

– Name: Sid’Elhaje Ould Dah
M.D., specialist in neurosurgery, born on October 25, 1979, in Baskno

 

Academic Background:

● 2023: Training in stereotactic biopsy at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Morocco;
● 2017: Board certification in neurosurgery.
● 2007: Doctor of Medicine (Jilali Liyaps University, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria).
● 1998: Baccalaureate in Natural Sciences.

 

Professional Career:

● October 10, 2026: Appointed Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education.
● 2023: Treasurer of the National Association of Mauritanian Physicians.
● 2019: Deputy Head of the Neurosurgery Department at the National Medical Center.
● 2013–2019: Attending Physician at the National Medical Center;
● 2012–2020: Advisor to the National Health Insurance Fund “AKNAM.”
● May 2010–July 2013: Head of the Emergency Department at Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Hospital in Boutlimitt.
● August 2008–May 2010: Attending Physician at Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Hospital in Boutlimitt.
● April 2007 to August 2008: Consultant at the National Medical Center in Nouakchott.

Internships:

● November 10, 2006 – February 10, 2007: Department of Pediatrics at Sidi Bel Abbès University Hospital, Algeria.
● August 10, 2006 – November 10, 2006: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital of Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria.
● May 10, 2006 – August 10, 2006: Department of Urology at Sidi Bel Abbès University Hospital, Algeria.
● February 10, 2006 – May 10, 2006: Department of Pulmonology at Sidi Bel Abbès University Hospital, Algeria.

 

Languages:

● Arabic: Native language
● French: Language of Instruction and Study