Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed (Arabic: إسماعيل ولد الشيخ أحمد‎; born 9 November 1960 in Nouakchott) is a Mauritanian diplomat and politician. He served as a United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen and was therefore head of the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen from 25 April 2015.[1] to February 2018.[2]

Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed
Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed on August 12, 2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2018
United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen
In office 25 April 2015 – February 2018
Appointed by	Ban Ki-Moon
Preceded by	Jamal Benomar
Succeeded by	Martin Griffiths
Personal details
Born	(1960-11-09) 9 November 1960 Nouakchott, Mauritania
Nationality	Mauritanian

Prior to that posting, Ahmed served as United Nations Special Representative for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER).[3]

Prior to that appointment of 11 December 2014, Ahmed was the Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).[4]

References

1. Secretary-General appoints Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed as new special envoy for Yemen
2. Editorial, Reuters. "U.N. Yemen mediator to step down next month: U.N. spokesman". U.S. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
3. "Secretary-General Appoints Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania Special Representative for United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response". Press release. United Nations. 30 January 2014.
4. "Secretary-General Appoints Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania Deputy Special Representative for Libya". Press release. United Nations. 30 January 2014.