H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, has awarded the Medal of the Commander of the National Order of Merit to Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in recognition of his outstanding efforts to develop the Organization’s fields of competence and increase its civilizational influence since assuming the post of Director General.

President El Ghazouani received Dr. AlMalik on Thursday, 12 December 2024, at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott and decorated him with the medal, one of the highest honors awarded by the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to distinguished personalities.

At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. AlMalik expressed his sincere thanks and deep gratitude to H.E. President El Ghazouani for his support to the cooperation between ICESCO and Mauritania, and reviewed the main programs and projects underway in the framework of this bilateral cooperation. He also expressed his thanks and appreciation to H.E. Dr. Mariem Mint Mohamed Fadel Dah, First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and ICESCO Goodwill Ambassador, for her patronage of a number of the Organization’s activities, in particular the International Scientific Conference on the theme: “Family and Technology: Regulating Services and Controlling Uses”, whose third session took place today in Nouakchott, in the presence of high-level personalities in view of the importance of the subject.

For his part, H.E. the President praised the high quality of ICESCO’s programs and initiatives for the benefit of its Member States, as well as the support it has provided to Mauritania over the past five years as part of the country’s dynamic development at all levels, particularly in the fields of education, science and culture.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Nani Ould Chrouga, Minister in charge of the Office of the President of the Republic, Dr. Ahmed Said Ould Bah, Advisor to the Director General of ICESCO, and Mr. Mohamed Ould Sidi Abdalla, Secretary General of the Mauritanian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science.