Amal mint Maouloud

Mint Maouloud was born on 17 September 1983 in Brussels, Belgium.^[1][2] She speaks Arabic, English and French.^[1]

Mint Maouloud trained as an engineer, studying Fluid Mechanics and Energy at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers at Paris 6 University.^[1]

After graduating, mint Maouloud worked as a project engineer at the French multinational electric utility company Électricité de France (EDF) from 2008 to 2010.^[1] She moved to Mauritania in 2010,^[1] where she worked at the National Agency for Renewable Energies (ANADER), and the Mauritanian Electricity Company (SOMELEC).^[3]

From 2019 to 2021, mint Maouloud was Chief Executive Officer of Mauritania Airlines.^[1][4] Following this role, she was an International Consultant in the Energy Sector from 2021 to 2024.^[3]

Since 6 August 2024, mint Maouloud has served as Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation in the Government of Mokhtar Ould Djay.^[5][6] She has sought help from China to resolve water issues in the Mauritanian capital city, Nouakchott through the installation of water treatment systems at the Beni Nadji water plant.^[7][8] She has also met with Mohamed Ben Attou, Ambassador of Algeria to Mauritania,^[9] has partnered with Morocco on water projects,^[10] and held talks with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Water Convention (UNWater), Sonja Koeppel, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.^[11] She has spoken at international events such as a MENA Water Development Finance Forum panel discussion on climate finance and water resources held in Kuwait.^[12]