List of heads of state of Mauritania
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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.[1][2]
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.[3]
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
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Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | |||
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| 1 | File:Moktar Ould Daddah.jpg | Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1961 1966 1971 1976 |
28 November 1960 | 10 July 1978 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | PRM / PPM | Himself |
| 2 | File:Ould Mohamed Saleck, 1978.png | Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 10 July 1978 | 3 June 1979 (Resigned)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Military | Bouceif Sidi Haidalla |
| 3 | File:Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly illustration.png | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–2019)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 3 June 1979 | 4 January 1980 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Military | Haidalla |
| 4 | File:Mohamed Khouna 1983 (profile).jpg | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (born 1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Military | Himself Bneijara Taya Himself |
| 5 | File:Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (2005).jpg | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 1941)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1992 1997 2003 |
12 December 1984 | 3 August 2005 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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Himself Boubacar Khouna Guig Khouna M'Bareck |
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— | 3 August 2005 | 19 April 2007 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Military (Sûreté Nationale)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 7 | File:Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.jpg | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938–2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2007 | 19 April 2007 | 6 August 2008 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 8 | File:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Military (BASEP)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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— | 15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | Independent | Laghdaf |
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| (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2009 2014 |
5 August 2009 | 1 August 2019 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | UPR | Laghdaf Hademine Béchir |
| 9 | File:Мухаммед Ульд Газуани 02 (18-02-2022).jpg | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (born 1956)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2019 2024 |
1 August 2019 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;" | | UPR | Béchir Sidiya Bilal Djay |
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See also
- Politics of Mauritania
- List of prime ministers of Mauritania
- List of colonial governors of Mauritania
Notes
References
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