Mohamed Salem Merzoug: Foreign minister, Mauritania
Mohamed Salem Merzoug is the foreign minister of Mauritania, listed by the United Nations as “Ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération africaine et des Mauritaniens à l'étranger de la République islamique de Mauritanie”.
Posts held
- Ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération africaine et des Mauritaniens à l'étranger de la République islamique de Mauritanie (foreign minister), Mauritania. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Mohamed Salem Merzoug sits in the ladder of power
As foreign minister, Mohamed Salem Merzoug works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Mauritania (regions, cities).
Above that, Mauritania is a member of:
- African Union level 7
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Mauritania
- Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Président de la République islamique de Mauritanie, Mauritania
- Moktar Ould Djay Premier Ministre de la République islamique de Mauritanie, Mauritania
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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