Vatma Vall Mint Soueina (born 25 August 1977) is a Mauritanian politician woman who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015, and as Minister of Livestock from 2015 to 2018.
Vatma Vall Mint Soueina | |
|---|---|
| Mauritanian Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire | |
| In office 22 March 2019 – 30 April 2021 | |
| Minister of Livestock | |
| In office 2015–2018 | |
| Foreign Minister | |
| In office 2015 | |
| Minister of Culture and Handicraft | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1977 Ayoun el Atrous, Mauritania |
| Alma mater | University of Nouakchott |
Early life and education edit
Mint Soueina was born on 25 August 1977 in Ayoun el Atrous.[1] She is a member of the blacksmith caste.[2] She studied at the Lycée National in Nouakchott before obtaining a master's degree in English from the University of Nouakchott in 2001.[1]
Career edit
Soueina was a high school English teacher from 2001 until 2005, before becoming Professor of American Studies and Literature at the University of Nouakchott in 2005.[1]
In 2014, she was Minister of Culture and Handicraft.[3] Soueina was appointed Foreign Minister in January 2015.[2][4] She presided over the 142nd session of the Arab League Council[5] and the 26th session of the Executive Council of the African Union in Addis Ababa.[6]
In September 2015, in a cabinet reshuffle by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, she was replaced by Hamadi Ould Meimou and became Minister of Livestock.[1][7][8]
Soueina served as Minister of Livestock until a cabinet reshuffle in October 2018.[9]
She served as ambassador to the Ivory Coast from 2019 to 2021.[10][11]
Personal life edit
Soueina is married.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Ministre de l'Elevage" [Minister of Livestock] (in French). Agence Mauritanienne d'Information. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018.
- ^ a b Boukhars, Anouar (16 June 2016). "As Threats Mount, Can Mauritania's Fragile Stability Hold?". World Politics Review. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "VATMA VALL MINT SOUEINA RÉAFFIRME L'ENGAGEMENT DE L'ETAT À PERPÉTUER LE RAYONNEMENT DES VILLES ANCIENNES". Adrar (in French). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Une équipe féminine dirige la diplomatie mauritanienne" [A team of women leads Mauritania's diplomacy] (in French). Alakhbar. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Jordan presides over 143rd session of the Arab League Council's meeting". Jordan News Agency. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Bazié, Grégoire B. (27 January 2015). "Union africaine : Réaliser de réels progrès sur l'autonomisation des femmes en 2015" [African Union: Making real progress on women's empowerment in 2015]. Ouaga FM (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ CONFIDENTIAL- Mauritanie: Vatma Vall Mint Soueina, Ministre de l'Élevage (in French), AFRICA24, 13 September 2016, retrieved 29 September 2021
- ^ "Mauritania: Cabinet reshuffle affecting ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs". Agence Ecofin. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "New Mauritanian Cabinet announced". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Cérémonie de présentation des Lettres de créance de l'Ambassadeur de la République islamique de Mauritanie en Côte d'Ivoire, S.E.Mme VATMA Vall Soueina – Présidence de la république de Côte d'ivoire" [Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to Côte d'Ivoire, Her Excellency VATMA Vall Soueina]. President of the Ivory Coast (in French). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Diplomatie : L'ambassadeur de la Mauritanie, Soueina Vatma Vall, fait ses adieux au President Ouattara" [Diplomacy: the Mauritanian ambassador says goodbye to President Ouattara]. Government of the Ivory Coast (in French). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.