Zeidane Ould Hmeida (born 1955?) is a Mauritanian politician. He was appointed Minister of Industry and Mines on November 4, 2001, by president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. On March 29, 2005, he was appointed Minister of Oil and Energy, a new portfolio. Following Taya's fall from power in August 2005, Hmeida lost his ministerial position and was arrested for 'economic crimes'.&lt;ref&gt;