{"id":34012,"date":"2026-10-14T15:44:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ami.mr\/en\/?page_id=34012"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:57:55","slug":"dahide-el-ghassem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ami.mr\/en\/dahide-el-ghassem","title":{"rendered":"Dahide Ould El Ghassem \u2013 Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, and Relations with Civil Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Full Name: Dahide Ould El Ghassem
\nDate and Place of Birth: December 31, 1964, Tintan
\nAddress: Nouakchott \u2013 Tafragh Zeina
\nEmail: dahidelghassem@yahoo.fr<\/p>\n

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I. Previous Positions<\/strong><\/h4>\n

October 10, 2026: Appointed Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, and Relations with Civil Society.
\n\u2013 April 7, 2021, to October 10, 2026: Chair of the Public Procurement Committee at the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.
\n\u2013 2018\u20132020: Permanent Secretary of the Public Procurement Committee at the Ministry of Fisheries and the Blue Economy.
\n\u2013 2015\u20132017: Chair of the Public Procurement Committee for the Administration, Culture, and Communication Sectors.
\n\u2013 2014\u20132015: Technical Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, responsible for monitoring strategies.
\n\u2013 2013\u20132014: Director of Urban Planning.
\n\u2013 2010\u20132013: Assistant Director General of \u201cIskan\u201d and Chair of its Internal Procurement Committee.
\n\u2013 2009\u20132010: Assistant Director of the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
\n\u2013 2007\u20132008: Advisor to the National Foundation for the Preservation of Historic Cities in Mauritania.
\n\u2013 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.<\/p>\n

\u2013 2004\u20132006: Advisor to the Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, in charge of youth affairs.
\n\u2013 2003\u20132004: Assistant Director of National Libraries and Museums.
\n\u2013 1995\u20132003: Assistant Director of the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
\n\u2013 1993\u20131995: Head of the Translation and Publishing Department at the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
\n\u2013 1992\u20131993: Researcher at the Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research.
\n\u2013 1987\u20131992: High school teacher at Keifa High School.<\/p>\n

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II. Other Professional Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2013 2014\u20132015: Member of the Board of Directors of the National Public Works Laboratory.
\n\u2013 February 2015 \u2013 June 2015: Focal point for public-private partnerships at the Ministry of Equipment and Transportation.
\n\u2013 November 2014 \u2013 June 2015: Focal point for the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights at the Ministry of Equipment and Transportation.
\n\u2013 May 2014 \u2013 June 2015: Chair of the Technical Committee for the Transportation Sector under the Strategic Framework for Poverty Reduction, Phase III.
\n\u2013 2005\u20132010: Member of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for the Promotion of Youth Employment.
\n\u2013 2005\u20132007: Chair of the Technical Committee for the Culture Sector under the Strategic Framework for Poverty Reduction, Phase II.
\n\u2013 2000\u20132002: Visiting Professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.<\/p>\n

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III. Training Courses and Professional Development<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2013 December 2021: Training on procurement procedures at the World Bank and the African Development Bank, in Casablanca, Morocco.
\n\u2013 November 2021: Training to obtain certifications in procurement procedures under the United Nations Development Program.
\n\u2013 October 2021: Training on national public procurement procedures, hosted by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority.
\n\u2013 February 11\u201321, 2021: Training titled \u201cPublic Procurement and Implementation: Mauritanian and Regional Legislation,\u201d at the Marbini International Center in Rabat, Morocco.
\n\u2013 December 20, 2018 \u2013 January 11, 2019: Training on procurement procedures at the World Bank, held at the Marbini International Center in Rabat, Morocco.
\n\u2013 May 10\u201315, 2017: Training on \u201cQuality Management\u201d at the IMA Institute.
\n\u2013 February 2015: Training on contracting in the context of public-private partnerships, at the World Bank headquarters in Nouakchott.
\n\u2013 January 2015: Training on mechanisms for the protection of human rights, organized by the Geneva Institute for Human Rights.
\n\u2013 2002: Training in the preventive conservation of documents and visual materials, at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
\n\u2013 December 1996: Training in computer-assisted desktop publishing (DTP) at the University of Nice.
\n\u2013 May 1995: Training in applied information technology for administrative management at the IRIM Institute of the University of Nice.<\/p>\n

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IV. Educational and Academic Background<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2013 2012\u20132013: Master\u2019s 2 degree in Project Management, from Gaston Bergier University in Senegal.
\n\u2013 1983\u20131987: Certificate of Aptitude for Teaching in Secondary Education in the Natural Sciences (CAPES), from the Higher School of Education in Nouakchott.
\n\u2013 1983\u20131985: 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.
\n\u2013 1977\u20131983: Baccalaureate (DB), from Laayoune High School.<\/p>\n

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V. Major Academic Works<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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.
\n2. The Role of Urban Expansion and Modernization Projects in Improving Living Conditions for Residents: The Cases of Nouadhibou and Rosso \/ Master\u2019s Thesis in Project Management.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

\u2013 Arabic
\n\u2013 French
\n\u2013 English<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

VII. Computer Skills<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Proficiency in using word processing and presentation software, including:
\n\u2013 Microsoft Word.
\n\u2013 Microsoft Excel.
\n\u2013 Microsoft PowerPoint.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

VIII. Marital Status<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Married and father of four children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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