Aziza Baroud
Aziza Baroud | |
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| Born | 4 August 1965 |
| Died | 19 June 2025 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Chad |
| Alma mater | Paris Dauphine University |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, diplomat |
| Children | 4 |
Ammo Aziza Baroud (4 August 1965 – 19 June 2025) was a Chadian diplomat politician who served as Minister for Health and the Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2020 to 2023..
Life and career
[edit]Baroud was born on 4 August 1965.[1] She studied economics in Paris and she graduated in 1989 with a master's degree from Université Paris Dauphine.[2]
In September 2003, she became the Minister for Health under President Idriss Déby.[3] She served until 2005 when she became a Presidential advisor until 2008 when she was again minister. This time she was the Minister for the Economy, Development Planning and International Cooperation. She served as a minister until 2010 and in the following year she began six years as a member of the National Assembly.[2]
In 2018, she took over the chair of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States committee of Ambassadors for a year from Sheila Sealy Monteith of Jamaica.[4]
In 2019, she was the Ambassador of Chad to the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the Benelux countries.[5] On 27 December 2019, Moustapha Ali Alifei who was Chad's Permanent Representative to the United Nations was recalled. Presidential decree appointed Baroud to replace him. She would be based in New York.[6]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic Baroud was assisting First Lady Hinda Déby and Diego Canga Fano as they discussed business opportunities in Chad with European investors.[7]
In September 2023, Aziza Baroud was appointed as Chad's Permanent Representative to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), a position she held until her death in 2025.[8]
Personal life and death
[edit]Baroud had four children.[2] She died in Morocco on 19 June 2025, at the age of 59.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mrs. Ammo Aziza Baroud". Planetary Security Initiative. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ambassador Ammo Aziza Baroud - Religions for Peace". 19 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-183-4.
- ^ "Chad takes over presidency of the ACP Committee of Ambassadors". OACPS. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "H.E. Ammo Aziza BAROUD, Ambassador of Chad to the European Union, United Kingdom and Benelux". AIDLR. June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Tchad: Aziza Baroud nommée Ambassadeur auprès de l'ONU". Toumaï Web Médias (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Tchad : une délégation d'investisseurs européens reçue par la Première Dame". Alwihda Info (in French). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Aziza Baroud: Chad's eminent diplomat passes away". APA News. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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