List of heads of state of Mauritania

President of the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
Président la République islamique de Mauritanie
Incumbent
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

since 5 August 2009
Residence Presidential Palace, Nouakchott
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Moktar Ould Daddah
Formation 20 August 1961
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government 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 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 Abdel Aziz, since 5 August 2009.

Titles

Key

Political parties
Other factions
Status
  •   Acting President

List

Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Tenure Elected Political affiliation Prime Minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in Office
1 Moktar Ould Daddah
(1924–2003)
28 November 1960 10 July 1978
(deposed.)
17 years,

224 days

1961
1966
1971
1976
PRM / PPM Himself
2 Mustafa Ould Salek
(1936–2012)
10 July 1978 3 June 1979
(resigned.)
329 days Military Bouceif
Sidi
Haidalla
3 Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
(1943–)
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,

342 days

Military Himself
Bneijara
Taya
Himself
5 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
(1941–)
12 December 1984 3 August 2005
(deposed.)
20 years,

234 days

1992
1997
2003
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–)
19 April 2007 6 August 2008
(deposed.)
1 year,

109 days

2007 Independent Zeidane
Waghef
8 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
(1956–)
6 August 2008 15 April 2009 252 days Military Laghdaf
Ba Mamadou Mbaré
(1946–2013)[1]
15 April 2009 5 August 2009 112 days Independent Laghdaf
(8) Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
(1956–)
5 August 2009 Incumbent 9 years,

25 days

2009
2014
UPR Laghdaf
Hademine

Latest election

Candidate Party Votes %
Mohamed Ould Abdel AzizUnion for the Republic577,99581.89
Biram Dah AbeidInitiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement61,2188.67
Boïdiel Ould HoumeitEl Wiam31,7734.50
Ibrahima Moctar SarrAlliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal31,3684.44
Laila Maryam Mint Moulaye IdrissIndependent3,4340.49
Invalid/blank votes44,077
Total749,865100
Registered voters/turnout1,328,16856.46
Source: CENI

See also

Footnotes

  1. Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania
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