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HTTPS://WWW.SARAYANEWS.COM/ARTICLE/260050>TITLE=NAMES AND FIGURES .. SALARIES OF THE HEADS OF THE WORLD, presidence.mr}}}}{{Politics of Mauritania}}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 the President of the Republic Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019.WEB,www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/ghazouani-sworn-in-as-new-mauritanian-president/1547283, Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI, www.aa.com.tr, WEB,www.voanews.com/africa/mauritania-constitutional-council-confirms-mohamed-ould-ghazouani-president, Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President, Voice of America,

Term limits

As of 2023, 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.WEB, Cook, Candace, Siegle, Joseph, Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa,africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/, Africa Center for Strategic Studies,

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{{spaces|10}}: 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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Other factions

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Status

{{legend|#E6E6AA|Acting President|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center“! rowspan=“2” |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}! rowspan=“2” |Portrait! rowspan=“2” |Name{{small|(Birth–Death)}}! rowspan=“2” |Elected! colspan=“3” |Term of office! rowspan=“2” |Political party! rowspan=“2” |Prime minister(s)! Took office! Left office! Time in office! style="background:{{party color|Mauritanian People’s Party}}; color:white;“| 170px)Moktar Ould Daddah{{small>(1924–2003)}}1961 Mauritanian presidential election>19611966 Mauritanian presidential election1971 Mauritanian general election>1971197628 November}} 196010 July}} 1978{{small1978 Mauritanian coup d’état>deposed)}}19602807|10}}Mauritanian Regroupment Party / Mauritanian People’s Party>PPM}}| Himself! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 270px)Mustafa Ould Salek{{small>(1936–2012)}}| —10 July}} 19783 June}} 1979{{smallresigned)}}{{efn>Resigned in the aftermath of the 1979 Mauritanian coup d’état.HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/1979/06/04/ARCHIVES/MAURITANIAN-PRESIDENT-RESINS-11-MONTHS-AFTER-COUP-PROBLEMS-OVER.HTMLWORK=THE NEW YORK TIMESACCESS-DATE=26 MARCH 2019, }}19781006|03}}Armed Forces of Mauritania>MilitaryAhmed Ould Bouceif>Bouceif’’Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi’’Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla>Haidalla! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 370px)Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly{{small>(1943–2019)}}| —3 June}} 19794 January}} 1980{{small1980 Mauritanian coup d’état>deposed)}}19790301|04}}Armed Forces of Mauritania>Military| Haidalla! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 470px)Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla{{small>(born 1940)}}| —4 January}} 198012 December}} 1984{{small1984 Mauritanian coup d’état>deposed)}}19800412|12}}Armed Forces of Mauritania>MilitarySid Ahmed Ould Bneijara>BneijaraTayaHimself! style="background:{{party color|Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal}}; color:white;“| 570px)Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya{{small>(born 1941)}}1992 Mauritanian presidential election>19921997 Mauritanian presidential election2003 Mauritanian presidential election>200312 December}} 19843 August}} 2005{{small2005 Mauritanian coup d’état>deposed)}}19841208|03}}Armed Forces of Mauritania>Military / PRDSSidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar>BoubacarCheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed KhounaMohamed Lemine Ould Guig>GuigKhounaM’Bareck! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 670px)Ely Ould Mohamed Vall{{small>(1953–2017)}}| —3 August}} 200519 April}} 200720050304|19}}Armed Forces of Mauritania>Military{{small(Sûreté Nationale (Mauritania)>Sûreté Nationale)}}| Boubacar! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;“| 770px)Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi{{small>(1938–2020)}}2007 Mauritanian presidential election>200719 April}} 20076 August}} 2008{{small2008 Mauritanian coup d’état>deposed)}}20071908|06}}Independent politician>IndependentZeine Ould Zeidane>ZeidaneWaghef! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 870px)Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz{{small>(born 1956)}}| —6 August}} 200815 April}} 200920080604|15}}Armed Forces of Mauritania>MilitaryMoulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf>Laghdafstyle="background:#e6e6aa;“! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;“| –70px)Ba Mamadou Mbaré{{small>(1946–2013)}}{{efnList of presidents of the Senate of Mauritania>President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.}}| —15 April}} 20095 August}} 200920091508|05}}Independent politician>Independent| Laghdaf! style="background:{{party color|Union for the Republic (Mauritania)}}; color:white;“| {{small|(8)}}70px)Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz{{small>(born 1956)}}2009 Mauritanian presidential election>200920145 August}} 20091 August}} 201920090508|01}}Union for the Republic (Mauritania)>UPRYahya Ould Hademine>HademineBéchir! style="background:{{party color|Union for the Republic (Mauritania)}}; color:white;“| 9(File:Hi Excellency Mohammed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, 20 January 2020 (cropped).jpg|70px)Mohamed Ould Ghazouani{{small|(born 1956)}}2019{{nowrap|1 August}} 2019Incumbent{{ayd08|01}}Union for the Republic (Mauritania)>UPRBéchirIsmail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh SidiyaMohamed Ould Bilal>Bilal! style="background:{{party color|Equity Party (Mauritania)}}; color:;“|Equity Party (Mauritania)>El Insaf{{efn|Founded in 2022.}}

Timeline

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Latest election

{{#section-h:2019 Mauritanian presidential election|Results}}

See also

• Politics of Mauritania
• List of prime ministers of Mauritania
• List of colonial governors of Mauritania

Notes

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References

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External links

• World Statesmen – Mauritania

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