The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the national ministry of foreign affairs of Mauritania. It has its headquarters in Nouakchott, just to the northwest of the Nouakchott Convention Center complex. List of ministers This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania: 1960–1962: Moktar Ould Daddah 1962–1963: Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf 1963–1965: Mohamed Ould Dayin 1965............ Moktar Ould Daddah 1965–1966: Mohamed Ould Cheikh 1966............ Malum Ould Braham 1966–1968: Wane Birane Mamadou 1968–1970: Hamdi Ould Mouknass 1970–1971: Mohamed Moktar Ould Cheikh Abdellahi 1971–1978: Hamdi Ould Mouknass 1978–1979: Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf 1979–1980: Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah 1980–1981: Mohamed Moktar Ould Zamil 1981............ Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud 1981–1984: Ahmed Ould Minnih 1984............ Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Babamine 1984–1986: Ahmed Ould Minnih 1986–1988: Mohamed Lemine Ould N'Diayane 1988–1989: Mohamed Sidina Ould Sidiya 1989–1990: Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Baba 1990–1992: Hasni Ould Didi 1992............ Ismael Ould Yahi 1992–1993: Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Moine 1993–1996: Mohamed Salem Ould Lekhal 1996–1997: Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed 1997............ Ahmed Sidi Ould Khalifa 1997............ Abdallahi Ould Nem 1997............ Sow Abou Demba 1997–1998: Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt 1998............ Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna 1998–2001: Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed 2001–2002: Dah Ould Abdi 2002–2003: Mohamed Ould Tolba 2003–2005: Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal 2005–2007: Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed 2007–2008: Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine 2008............ Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna 2008............ Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida 2008–2009: Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou 2009–2011: Naha Mint Mouknass 2011–2013: Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi 2013–2015: Ahmed Ould Teguedi 2015............ Vatma Vall Mint Soueina 2015–2016: Hamadi Ould Meimou 2016–2018: Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih 2018–2022: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed 2022–present: Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug References Mauritania Foreign relations of Mauritania Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mauritania, Foreign Affairs