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 President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto6">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="termlimits">Template:Cite web</ref>

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

Other factions

Status

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Elected	Term of office			Political party		Prime minister(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	File:Moktar Ould Daddah.jpg	Moktar Ould Daddah Template:Small	1961 1966 1971 1976	Template:Nowrap 1960	Template:Nowrap 1978 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Template:Nowrap	Himself
2	File:Ould Mohamed Saleck, 1978.png	Mustafa Ould Salek Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1978	Template:Nowrap 1979 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Bouceif Sidi Haidalla
3	File:Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly illustration.png	Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1979	Template:Nowrap 1980 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Haidalla
4	File:Mohamed Khouna 1983 (profile).jpg	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1980	Template:Nowrap 1984 Template:Small	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 Template:Small	1992 1997 2003	Template:Nowrap 1984	Template:Nowrap 2005 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Military / PRDS	Himself Boubacar Khouna Guig Khouna M'Bareck
6	File:Visit by Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, President of Mauritania, to the EC - 2006.jpg	Ely Ould Mohamed Vall Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 2005	Template:Nowrap 2007	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Military Template:Small	Boubacar
7	File:Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.jpg	Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Template:Small	2007	Template:Nowrap 2007	Template:Nowrap 2008 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Zeidane Waghef
							style="background:Template:Party color;" |	ADILTemplate:Efn
8	File:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 2008	Template:Nowrap 2009	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Military Template:Small	Laghdaf
–		Ba Mamadou Mbaré Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	Template:Nowrap 2009	Template:Nowrap 2009	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Laghdaf
							style="background:Template:Party color;" |	UPRTemplate:Efn
Template:Small	File:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Template:Small	2009 2014	Template:Nowrap 2009	Template:Nowrap 2019	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	UPR	Laghdaf Hademine Béchir
9		Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Template:Small	2019 2024	Template:Nowrap 2019	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	UPR	Béchir Sidiya Bilal Djay
							style="background:Template:Party color;"|	El InsafTemplate:Efn

Timeline

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See also

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

External links

• World Statesmen – Mauritania