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Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

PEP · Politician

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed · Исмаил Ульд Шейх-Ахмед · איסמעיל וואלד שייח אחמד · إسماعيل ولد الشيخ أحمد · イスマイル・ウルド・シェイク・アフメド				[sources]
Alias	Шейх-Ахмед, Исмаил Ульд				[sources]
Birth date	1960-11-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Nouakchott				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Mauritania				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ismail				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16733931				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad (2018-2022) · Special Envoy to the Secretary-General on Yemen (2015-2018)				[sources]
Education	Maastricht University · University of Manchester · University of Montpellier				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-04	Last processed	2026-04-04	First seen	2023-04-20

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United Nations official

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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