List of heads of state of Mauritania

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President of the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية (Arabic)
  • Président de la République Islamique de la Mauritanie (French)
Seal of Mauritania (2018).svg
Flag of the president of Mauritania.svg
Mukhammed Ul'd Gazuani 02 (18-02-2022).jpg
since 1 August 2019
Residence Presidential Palace
Seat Nouakchott
Term length Five years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Mauritania (1991)
Inaugural holder Moktar Ould Daddah
Formation20 August 1961;63 years ago (1961-08-20)
Salary300,000 USD annually [1] [2]
Website presidence.mr

This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

Contents

A total of nine 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 President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019. [3] [4]

Term limits

As of 2024, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Mauritania. The first president who adhered to the term limits was Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in 2019. [5]

Titles

List of officeholders

Political parties
   Mauritanian Regroupment Party (PRM)
   Mauritanian People's Party (PPM)
   Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS)
   National Pact for Democracy and Development (ADIL)
   Union for the Republic (UPR)
   El Insaf
Other factions
   Military
   Independent
Status
  Acting President
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTerm of officePolitical party Prime minister(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Moktar Ould Daddah.jpg Moktar Ould Daddah
(1924–2003)
1961
1966
1971
1976
28 November 196010 July 1978
(Deposed in a coup)
17 years, 224 days PRM / PPM Himself
2 Ould Mohamed Saleck, 1978.png Mustafa Ould Salek
(1936–2012)
10 July 19783 June 1979
(Resigned) [a]
328 days Military Bouceif
Sidi
Haidalla
3 Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly illustration.png Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
(1943–2019)
3 June 19794 January 1980
(Deposed in a coup)
215 days Military Haidalla
4 Mohamed Khouna 1983 (profile).jpg Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
(born 1940)
4 January 198012 December 1984
(Deposed in a coup)
4 years, 343 days Military Himself
Bneijara
Taya
Himself
5 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (2005).jpg Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
(born 1941)
1992
1997
2003
12 December 19843 August 2005
(Deposed in a coup)
20 years, 234 days Military /
PRDS
Himself
Boubacar
Khouna
Guig
Khouna
M'Bareck
6 Visit by Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, President of Mauritania, to the EC - 2006.jpg Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
(1953–2017)
3 August 200519 April 20071 year, 259 days Military
(Sûreté Nationale)
Boubacar
7 Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.jpg Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
(1938–2020)
2007 19 April 20076 August 2008
(Deposed in a coup)
1 year, 109 days Independent Zeidane
Waghef
ADIL [b]
8 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
(born 1956)
6 August 200815 April 2009252 days Military
(BASEP)
Laghdaf
No image.png Ba Mamadou Mbaré
(1946–2013) [c]
15 April 20095 August 2009112 days Independent Laghdaf
UPR [d]
(8) Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
(born 1956)
2009
2014
5 August 20091 August 20199 years, 361 days UPR Laghdaf
Hademine
Béchir
9 Mukhammed Ul'd Gazuani 02 (18-02-2022).jpg Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
(born 1956)
2019
2024
1 August 2019Incumbent5 years, 349 days UPR Béchir
Sidiya
Bilal
Djay
El Insaf [e]

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 DaddahList of heads of state of Mauritania

Latest election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani El Insaf 554,95656.12
Biram Dah Abeid Democratic Alternation Pole 218,54622.10
Hamadi Sid’El Moctar Mohamed Abdi National Rally for Reform and Development 126,34012.78
El Id Mohameden M’Bareck Republican Front for Unity and Democracy 35,2883.57
Mamadou Bocar Ba Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal 23,6172.39
Outouma Antoine Souleimane Soumaré Independent20,3602.06
Mohamed Lemine El Mourteji El Wavi Independent9,7220.98
Total988,829100.00
Valid votes988,82992.05
Invalid votes53,7875.01
Blank votes31,6082.94
Total votes1,074,224100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,939,34455.39
Source: National Independent Election Commission [9]

See also

Notes

  1. Resigned in the aftermath of the 1979 coup d'état. [6]
  2. Founded on 28 August 2007 as a political alliance [7] and as a political party on 5 January 2008. [8]
  3. Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.
  4. Founded on 5 May 2009.
  5. Founded in 2022.

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. July 2019.
  5. Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  6. "Mauritanian President Resigns 11 Months After Coup". The New York Times. 4 June 1979. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. "Afrol News - Se conforma el partido mayoritario de Mauritania". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
  8. "Formation du parti de la majorité "Adel" (Ere Nouvelle de la Démocratie et du Développement) et élection de ses instances provisoires" Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, 5 January 2008 (in French).
  9. "My CENI Résultats 2024". res-myceni.org (in Arabic and French). National Independent Election Commission . Retrieved 30 June 2024.