List of heads of state of Mauritania
| President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
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| رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية Président de la République Islamique de la Mauritanie | |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Nouakchott |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Formation | 20 August 1961 |
| Salary | 300,000 USD annually[1][2] |
| Website | presidence |
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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 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
- 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
List of officeholders
- Political parties
Union for the Republic (UPR)
- Other factions
- Status
Acting President
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003) |
1961 1966 1971 1976 |
28 November 1960 | 10 July 1978 (Deposed in a coup) |
17 years, 224 days | PRM / PPM | Himself |
| 2 | 
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Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012) |
— | 10 July 1978 | 3 June 1979 (Resigned)[a] |
328 days | Military | Bouceif Sidi Haidalla |
| 3 |
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Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–2019) |
— | 3 June 1979 | 4 January 1980 (Deposed in a coup) |
215 days | Military | Haidalla |
| 4 | 
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Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (born 1940) |
— | 4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (Deposed in a coup) |
4 years, 343 days | Military | Himself Bneijara Taya Himself |
| 5 | 
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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 1941) |
1992 1997 2003 |
12 December 1984 | 3 August 2005 (Deposed in a coup) |
20 years, 234 days | Military / PRDS |
Himself Boubacar Khouna Guig Khouna M'Bareck |
| 6 |
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Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953–2017) |
— | 3 August 2005 | 19 April 2007 | 1 year, 259 days | Military (Sûreté Nationale) |
Boubacar |
| 7 | 
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Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938–2020) |
2007 | 19 April 2007 | 6 August 2008 (Deposed in a coup) |
1 year, 109 days | Independent | Zeidane Waghef |
| 8 | 
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956) |
— | 6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | 252 days | Military | Laghdaf |
| – | 
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Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013)[b] |
— | 15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | 112 days | Independent | Laghdaf |
| (8) |
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956) |
2009 2014 |
5 August 2009 | 1 August 2019 | 9 years, 361 days | UPR | Laghdaf Hademine Béchir |
| 9 |
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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (born 1956) |
2019 2024 |
1 August 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 139 days | UPR | Béchir Sidiya Bilal Djay |
| El Insaf[c] | ||||||||
Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani | El Insaf | 554,956 | 56.12 | |
| Biram Dah Abeid | Democratic Alternation Pole | 218,546 | 22.10 | |
| Hamadi Sid’El Moctar Mohamed Abdi | National Rally for Reform and Development | 126,340 | 12.78 | |
| El Id Mohameden M’Bareck | Republican Front for Unity and Democracy | 35,288 | 3.57 | |
| Mamadou Bocar Ba | Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal | 23,617 | 2.39 | |
| Outouma Antoine Souleimane Soumaré | Independent | 20,360 | 2.06 | |
| Mohamed Lemine El Mourteji El Wavi | Independent | 9,722 | 0.98 | |
| Total | 988,829 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 988,829 | 92.05 | ||
| Invalid votes | 53,787 | 5.01 | ||
| Blank votes | 31,608 | 2.94 | ||
| Total votes | 1,074,224 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,939,344 | 55.39 | ||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission[7] | ||||
See also
- Politics of Mauritania
- List of prime ministers of Mauritania
- List of colonial governors of Mauritania
Notes
- ^ Resigned in the aftermath of the 1979 coup d'état.[6]
- ^ Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.
- ^ Founded in 2022.
References
- ^ "راتب الرئيس الموريتاني الشهري لايزال يعادل راتب رئيس الصين السنوي". 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world".
- ^ "Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ "Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President". Voice of America. July 2019.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ "Mauritanian President Resigns 11 Months After Coup". The New York Times. 4 June 1979. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "My CENI Résultats 2024". res-myceni.org (in Arabic and French). National Independent Election Commission. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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