List of heads of state 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.^[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

  Mauritanian Regroupment Party (PRM)

  Mauritanian People's Party (PPM)

  Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS)

  Union for the Republic (UPR)

  El Insaf

Other factions

  Military

  Independent

Status

  Acting President

Timeline

Latest election

Tables

See also

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

Notes

1. Resigned in the aftermath of the 1979 coup d'état.^[6]
2. Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.
3. Founded in 2022.

References

1. "راتب الرئيس الموريتاني الشهري لايزال يعادل راتب رئيس الصين السنوي". 2 February 2015.
2. "Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world".
3. "Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI". www.aa.com.tr.
4. "Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President". Voice of America. July 2019.
5. Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
6. "Mauritanian President Resigns 11 Months After Coup". The New York Times. 4 June 1979. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

External links

• World Statesmen – Mauritania