{"id":33969,"date":"2026-10-14T11:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ami.mr\/en\/?page_id=33969"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:26:54","slug":"ba-ousmane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ami.mr\/en\/ba-ousmane","title":{"rendered":"Ba Ousmane \u2013\u2013 Minister of Defense, Pensioners Affairs and Children of Martyrs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Biography<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Senior State Official \u2013 Diplomacy and Governance\"\"
\nDate and Place of Birth: June 25, 1968, Ould Yenge.
\nMarital Status: Married.<\/p>\n

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I. Personal Profile<\/strong><\/h4>\n

He holds advanced degrees in social sciences, management, and development program administration, and has extensive experience in public administration, including the coordination of government operations, diplomacy, oversight of development programs, public policy reform, governance of the mining sector, the promotion of good governance principles, poverty alleviation, and the promotion of local development.<\/p>\n

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Second: Professional Experience<\/strong><\/h4>\n

October 10, 2026: Minister of Defense, Pensioners Affairs and Children of Martyrs.
\nJuly 12, 2023 \u2013 October 10, 2026: Director General of the National Agency \u201cMa\u2019aden Mauritania.\u201d
\nMarch 2022 \u2013 July 2023: President of the Supreme Council of Education.
\nOctober 2020 \u2013 March 2021: Chairman of the National Hydrocarbons Commission.
\nJanuary 2020 \u2013 October 2020: Director General of Mauritania Airports.
\nNovember 2018 \u2013 January 2020: Chairman of the National Hydrocarbons Commission.
\nFebruary 2017 \u2013 November 2018: Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations, and accredited to Canada, Cuba, and Haiti.
\nJuly 2016 \u2013 February 2017: Ambassador of Mauritania to the Republic of The Gambia.
\nFebruary 2014 \u2013 2016: Minister of National Education.
\nSeptember 2013 \u2013 February 2014: Minister of Basic Education.
\nSeptember 2008\u20132013: Minister and Secretary-General of the Government.
\nMay 2007\u2013August 2008: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
\n2003\u20132007: Regional Coordinator and Manager of the Poverty Reduction Project in South Afoutou and Karakoro, in the regions of Kankossa and Mpodou.
\n1997\u20132003: Expert in management, administration, and communication within a program for the La\u2019saba region, funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Fund for Productive Enterprises (UNFEP), in collaboration with relevant national authorities.<\/p>\n

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III. Academic Qualifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n

1995\u20131996: Diploma of Specialized Postgraduate Studies (DESS) in Project Management in the Context of Development, University of Bordeaux II, France.
\n1993\u20131994: Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Philosophy, University of Bordeaux III, France.
\n1992\u20131993: Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Sociology, specializing in Social Problems and Collective Action, University of Bordeaux II, France.
\n1991\u20131992: Master\u2019s Degree in Social Sciences, University of Nouakchott.
\n1990\u20131991: Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Social Sciences.
\n1989\u20131990: Diploma of General University Studies (DEUG) in Social Sciences, University of Nouakchott.
\n1987\u20131988: High School Diploma, Modern Languages Track (bilingual).<\/p>\n

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IV. Languages<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Arabic: Very Good.
\nFrench: Very Good.
\nEnglish: Good.<\/p>\n

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V. Professional Activities, Committees, and Institutional Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Oversaw government workshops and seminars, as well as interministerial sectoral committees, particularly in the following areas:
\nCabinet meetings; the strategic framework for poverty reduction; anti-corruption; good governance; and the Millennium Development Goals.
\nSocial protection; decentralization and local development; investment and public procurement codes; and education and public health.
\nCross-border security, youth and gender, human rights, institutional cooperation, natural disaster prevention, electoral processes, and the environment.
\nCoordinator overseeing the work of the 2009 Public Forums on Democracy, and member of the supervisory committee for the preparatory days of consultation with the Assembly
\nMember of the Joint Ministerial Committee responsible for the annual assessment of cooperation between Mauritania and European Union member states.
\nOfficial in charge of overseeing the organization of the National Dialogue in 2011.
\nMember of the Mauritanian delegation to the Mauritanian-Gambian Joint High Commission in May 2012.
\nHead of the Mauritanian delegation to the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in November 2014.
\nVice Chair of the Bureau of the Conference of African Ministers of Education (COMEDAF).
\nParticipated in several international seminars and conferences on education, as well as in thematic groups on international relations at the United Nations.<\/p>\n

VI. Decorations and Honors<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Order of the Knight: Awarded on November 28, 2020, by His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
\nA congratulatory letter from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, following the conclusion of his term as Mauritania\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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