Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos (born 15 January 1946 in Porto-Novo, Benin) is a distinguished scholar and writer.

[1] He was a member of the executive council and the Headquarters Committee, and played a leading role in several initiatives, such as the International Conference on Cultural Policy Research, the 11th General Assembly of Member-States to the World Heritage Convention, and the committee of the World Heritage Convention.

[citation needed] From 1995 to 1997, he was the president of the executive board and, from 1998 to 2010, he was the Assistant Director-General in the Africa Department.

[citation needed] As an essayist, literary critic, novelist and poet, he has published many books and articles in magazines.

[citation needed] He has also held various management positions at the university level, such as the chair of the Modern Humanities department, a member of the Administrative Council of the University for Social, Cultural, and Environmental Research, the Chairman of the board of the Council of Administration for the University of Benin City’s secondary pilot school, and the national president of the Association of Modern Literature of Nigeria.