Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah
أحمدو ولد عبد الله
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah at a conference in Dakar in 2003.
United Nations Special Envoy for Somalia
In office
12 September 2007 – 9 June 2010
Appointed byBan Ki-moon
Succeeded byAugustine Mahiga
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa
In office
2003–2007
Succeeded byLamine Cissé
Personal details
Born (1940-11-21) 21 November 1940 (age 83)
NationalityMauritanian
Alma materUniversity of Grenoble
University of Paris

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah (Arabic: أحمدو ولد عبد الله) (born November 21, 1940) is a Mauritanian diplomat who was a senior United Nations official.