Vatma Vall Mint Soueina


Vatma Vall Mint Soueina is a Mauritanian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015 and is currently Minister of Livestock.

Early life and education

Soueina was born on 25 August 1977 in Ayoun el Atrous. She is a member of the blacksmith caste. She studied at the Lycée National in Nouakchott before obtaining a master's degree in English from the University of Nouakchott in 2001.

Career

Soueina was a high school English teacher from 2001 until 2005, before becoming Professor of American Studies and Literature at the University of Nouakchott in 2005. In 2014, she was Minister of Culture and Handicraft. Soueina was appointed Foreign Minister in January 2015. She presided over the 142nd session of the Arab League Council and the 26th session of the Executive Council of the African Union in Addis Ababa.
In September 2015, in a cabinet reshuffle by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, she was replaced by Hamadi Ould Meimou and became Minister of Livestock.

Personal life

Soueina is married.