Complex sentence: Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou sometimes spelled Mohammad-Mahmoud Mohamedou (born 1968) is a Mauritanian scholar who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania from 2008 until 2009.
Split into simpler sentences: Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou ("Mohammad-Mahmoud Mohamedou"; born 1968) is a Mauritanian scholar and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania from 2008 until 2009.