Zeine Ould Zeidane (Arabic: الزين ولد زيدان; born 1966)[1] is a Mauritanian economist and politician.
[1][3][4] In 2000, he was posted to the World Bank,[3] while he later served as economic Counsel to the President of Mauritania, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.
[10] Sidi won the second round, held on March 25, and on April 20, one day after he took office as President, he appointed Zeine as Prime Minister.
[1] Zeine's new Government was named on April 28; it included 28 members[12] and was composed of technocrats who were largely considered obscure figures.
Three of the ministers appointed were members of the People's Progressive Alliance (led by Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, another presidential candidate who backed Sidi in the second round).