Naha Mint Mouknass
| Naha Mint Mouknass | |
|---|---|
| الناهة بنت مكناس | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
|
In office 5 August 2009 – 22 March 2011 | |
| President | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Prime Minister | Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou |
| Succeeded by | Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1969 (age 46–47) Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Political party | Union for Democracy and Progress |
| Relations | Hamdi Ould Mouknass (father) |
| Alma mater | Superior Institute of Management in Paris |
| Profession | Politician, Diplomat |
| Religion | Islam |
Naha Mint Mouknass (Arabic: الناهة بنت مكناس; born 1969) is a Mauritanian politician. She was the former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania, serving in this capacity between 2009 and 2011.
Early life & education
Mouknass was born in 1969 in Nouakchott, the daughter of Hamdi Ould Mouknass, who served as Foreign Minister under Moktar Ould Daddah. Her family belongs to the el-Gor warrior tribe from the Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region.[1]
She attended the Superior Institute of Management in Paris, graduating in 1995.[1]
Career
Following her graduation she returned to Nouakchott to work for the Coca Cola Company[1] In 2000 she became the President of the Union for Democracy and Progress.[1] She later became an advisor to President Ould Taya, serving in such a capacity between 2000 and 2001. Following this she was appointed Minister Advisor to the Presidency, serving from 2001 to the military ouster of Taya in 2005.[1]
Mouknass speaks both Hassaniya Arabic and French.[1]
Mouknass was appointed as Foreign Minister in 2009, the first woman in Mauritania to head such an important ministry.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bio info for Mauritania's new government". WikiLeaks. 2009-08-20. WikiLeaks cable: 09NOUAKCHOTT538_a. Retrieved 2013-11-29.