List of heads of state of Mauritania

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President of the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
Président la République islamique de Mauritanie
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Hi Excellency Mohammed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, 20 January 2020 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
since 1 August 2019
ResidencePresidential Palace, Nouakchott
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderMoktar Ould Daddah
Formation20 August 1961
Salary300,000 USD annually[1][2]
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This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

A total of eight people have served as head of state of Mauritania (not counting one Acting President). Additionally, one person, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current head of state of Mauritania is the President of the Republic Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019.[3][4]

Titles[]

  • 1960–1961: Acting Head of State
  • 1961–1978: President of the Islamic Republic
  • 1978–1979: Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery
  • 1979: Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery
  • 1979–1992: Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation
  • 1992–2005: President of the Islamic Republic
  • 2005–2007: Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy
  • 2007–2008: President of the Islamic Republic
  • 2008–2009: President of the High Council of State
  • 2009–present: President of the Islamic Republic

Key[]

Political parties
  •   Mauritanian Regroupment Party (PRM)
  •   Mauritanian People's Party (PPM)
  •   Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS)
  •   Union for the Republic (UPR)
Other factions
Status
  •   Acting President

List of officeholders[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party Prime minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Moktar Ould Daddah - 1977.jpg Moktar Ould Daddah
(1924–2003) 		1961
1966
1971
1976 		28 November 1960 10 July 1978
(deposed.) 		17 years, 224 days PRM / PPM Himself
2 No image.png Mustafa Ould Salek
(1936–2012) 		— 10 July 1978 3 June 1979
(resigned.)[a] 		328 days Military Bouceif
Sidi
Haidalla
3 No image.png Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
(1943–2019) 		— 3 June 1979 4 January 1980
(deposed.) 		215 days Military Haidalla
4 Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla 1983.jpg Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
(born 1940) 		— 4 January 1980 12 December 1984
(deposed.) 		4 years, 343 days Military Himself
Bneijara
Taya
Himself
5 Mauritania gov ould taya 210 eng 30apr05.jpg Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
(born 1941) 		1992
1997
2003 		12 December 1984 3 August 2005
(deposed.) 		20 years, 234 days Military /
PRDS 		Himself
Boubacar
Khouna
Guig
Khouna
M'Bareck
6 No image.png Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
(1953–2017) 		— 3 August 2005 19 April 2007 1 year, 259 days Military
() 		Boubacar
7 Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.jpg Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
(1938–2020) 		2007 19 April 2007 6 August 2008
(deposed.) 		1 year, 109 days Independent Zeidane
Waghef
8 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
(born 1956) 		— 6 August 2008 15 April 2009 252 days Military Laghdaf
– Mbare6ba2.jpg Ba Mamadou Mbaré
(1946–2013)[b] 		— 15 April 2009 5 August 2009 112 days Independent Laghdaf
(8) Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
(born 1956) 		2009
2014 		5 August 2009 1 August 2019 9 years, 361 days UPR Laghdaf
Hademine
Béchir
9 Hi Excellency Mohammed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, 20 January 2020 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
(born 1956) 		2019 1 August 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 208 days UPR Béchir
Sidiya
Bilal

Timeline[]

Mohamed Ould GhazouaniBa Mamadou MbaréMohamed Ould Abdel AzizSidi Ould Cheikh AbdallahiEly Ould Mohamed VallMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed TayaMohamed Khouna Ould HaidallaMohamed Mahmoud Ould LoulyMustafa Ould SalekMoktar Ould Daddah

Latest election[]

Main article: 2019 Mauritanian presidential election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Mohamed Ould GhazouaniUnion for the Republic483,00752.00
Biram Dah AbeidIndependent172,64918.59
Sidi Mohamed Ould BoubacarIndependent165,99517.87
Kane Hamidou BabaIndependent80,7778.70
Mohamed Ould MouloudRally of Democratic Forces22,6562.44
Mohamed Lemine al-Mourtaji al-WafiIndependent3,6880.40
Total928,772100.00
Valid votes928,77296.04
Invalid/blank votes38,3003.96
Total votes967,072100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,544,13262.63
Source: AMI


See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Resigned in the aftermath of the 1979 coup d'état.[5]
  2. ^ Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.

References[]

  1. ^ "راتب الرئيس الموريتاني الشهري لايزال يعادل راتب رئيس الصين السنوي". 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world".
  3. ^ "Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI". www.aa.com.tr.
  4. ^ "Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President". Voice of America.
  5. ^ "Mauritanian President Resigns 11 Months After Coup". The New York Times. 4 June 1979. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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