| President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية Président la République islamique de Mauritanie | |
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.jpg')) Mohamed Ould Ghazouani since 1 August 2019 | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Nouakchott |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Formation | 20 August 1961 |
| Salary | 800,000 USD annually[1][2] |
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.
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)
- Union for the Republic (UPR)
- Other factions
- Military
- Independent
- 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 (1924–2003) | 1961 1966 1971 1976 | 28 November 1960 | 10 July 1978 (deposed.) | 17 years, 224 days | PRM / PPM | Himself |
| 2 | ) | Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012) | — | 10 July 1978 | 3 June 1979 (resigned.) | 328 days | Military | Bouceif Sidi Haidalla |
| 3 | | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–2019) | — | 3 June 1979 | 4 January 1980 (deposed.) | 215 days | Military | Haidalla |
| 4 | ) | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (1940–) | — | 4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (deposed.) | 4 years, 343 days | Military | Himself Bneijara Taya Himself |
| 5 | ) | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (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 | | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953–2017) | — | 3 August 2005 | 19 April 2007 | 1 year, 259 days | Military (Sûreté Nationale) | Boubacar |
| 7 | ) | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938–2020) | 2007 | 19 April 2007 | 6 August 2008 (deposed.) | 1 year, 109 days | Independent | Zeidane Waghef |
| 8 | .jpg')) | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–) | — | 6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | 252 days | Military | Laghdaf |
| – | ) | Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013)[a] | — | 15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | 112 days | Independent | Laghdaf |
| (8) | | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–) | 2009 2014 | 5 August 2009 | 1 August 2019 | 9 years, 361 days | UPR | Laghdaf Hademine Béchir |
| 9 | .jpg')) | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956–) | 2019 | 1 August 2019 | Incumbent | 1 year, 197 days | UPR | Béchir Sidiya Bilal |
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | Union for the Republic | 483,312 | 52.01 |
| Biram Dah Abeid | Independent | 172,656 | 18.58 |
| Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar | Independent | 166,058 | 17.87 |
| Kane Hamidou Baba | Independent | 80,916 | 8.71 |
| Mohamed Ould Mouloud | Rally of Democratic Forces | 22,695 | 2.44 |
| Mohamed Lemine al-Mourtaji al-Wafi | Independent | 3,676 | 0.40 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 38,284 | – | |
| Total | 967,594 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,544,132 | 62.66 | |
| Source: CENI | |||
See also
- Mauritania
- List of prime ministers of Mauritania
- List of colonial governors of Mauritania
- Politics of Mauritania
- Lists of office-holders