Biram Dah Abeid
Biram Dah Abeid | |
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بيرام ولد الداه ولد اعبيدي | |
Abeid in 2019 | |
| Deputy of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2018 | |
| Parliamentary group | Non-attached (Sep. 2023–present) Former
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| Constituency | National list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid 12 January 1965 Jidr el-Mouhguen, Trarza, Mauritania |
| Political party | RAG |
| Other political affiliations | Sawab–RAG |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid (Arabic: بيرام ولد الداه ولد اعبيدي; born 12 January 1965) is a Mauritanian politician and advocate for the abolition of slavery. He was listed as one of "10 People Who Changed the World You Might Not Have Heard Of" by PeaceLinkLive in 2014, and by Time magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People". He has also been called the "Mauritanian Nelson Mandela" by online news organisation Middle East Eye.
A leader of the international anti-slavery movement, Abeid has been arrested and imprisoned several times by Mauritanian authorities. His case has been taken up by Irwin Cotler and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.