This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
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رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية Président de la République Islamique de la Mauritanie | |
since 1 August 2019 | |
Residence | Presidential Palace, Nouakchott |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
Formation | 20 August 1961 |
Salary | 300,000 USD annually[1][2] |
Website | presidence |
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.[3][4]
Term limits
editAs 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
edit- 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
edit- Political parties
Union for the Republic (UPR)
- Other factions
- Status
Acting President
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003) |
1961 1966 1971 1976 |
28 November 1960 | 10 July 1978 (deposed) |
17 years, 224 days | PRM / PPM | Himself | |
2 | Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012) |
— | 10 July 1978 | 3 June 1979 (resigned)[a] |
328 days | Military | Bouceif Sidi Haidalla | |
3 | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–2019) |
— | 3 June 1979 | 4 January 1980 (deposed) |
215 days | Military | Haidalla | |
4 | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (born 1940) |
— | 4 January 1980 | 12 December 1984 (deposed) |
4 years, 343 days | Military | Himself Bneijara Taya Himself | |
5 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 1941) |
1992 1997 2003 |
12 December 1984 | 3 August 2005 (deposed) |
20 years, 234 days | 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 (1938–2020) |
2007 | 19 April 2007 | 6 August 2008 (deposed) |
1 year, 109 days | Independent | Zeidane Waghef | |
8 | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956) |
— | 6 August 2008 | 15 April 2009 | 252 days | Military | Laghdaf | |
– | Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013)[b] |
— | 15 April 2009 | 5 August 2009 | 112 days | Independent | Laghdaf | |
(8) | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956) |
2009 2014 |
5 August 2009 | 1 August 2019 | 9 years, 361 days | UPR | Laghdaf Hademine Béchir | |
9 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (born 1956) |
2019 2024 |
1 August 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 68 days | UPR | Béchir Sidiya Bilal Djay | |
El Insaf[c] |
Timeline
editLatest election
editCandidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | Union for the Republic | 483,007 | 52.00 | |
Biram Dah Abeid | Democratic Alternation Pole | 172,649 | 18.59 | |
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar | Independent | 165,995 | 17.87 | |
Kane Hamidou Baba | Coalition Living Together | 80,777 | 8.70 | |
Mohamed Ould Maouloud | Union of the Forces of Progress | 22,656 | 2.44 | |
Mohamed Lemine El Mourteji El Wafi | Independent | 3,688 | 0.40 | |
Total | 928,772 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 928,772 | 96.04 | ||
Invalid votes | 28,796 | 2.98 | ||
Blank votes | 9,504 | 0.98 | ||
Total votes | 967,072 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,544,132 | 62.63 | ||
Source: Constitutional Council |
Tables
editWilaya | Ghazouani | Abeid | Boubacar | Baba | Maouloud | El Wavi | Neutral | Null | ||||||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Adrar | 16,743 | 68.88% | 1,514 | 6.23% | 5,009 | 20.61% | 226 | 0.93% | 751 | 3.09% | 63 | 0.26% | 178 | 0.71% | 668 | 2.66% | ||
Assaba | 47,275 | 68.19% | 10,702 | 15.44% | 8,805 | 12.70% | 921 | 1.33% | 1,418 | 2.05% | 203 | 0.29% | 305 | 0.42% | 2,496 | 3.46% | ||
Brakna | 46,038 | 50.64% | 10,643 | 11.71% | 15,947 | 17.54% | 16,836 | 18.52% | 1,291 | 1.42% | 160 | 0.18% | 1,350 | 1.42% | 2,753 | 2.90% | ||
Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 14,248 | 30.04% | 15,587 | 32.86% | 10,713 | 22.59% | 5,534 | 11.67% | 1,075 | 2.27% | 273 | 0.58% | 491 | 1.00% | 1,010 | 2.06% | ||
Gorgol | 23,594 | 35.95% | 21,429 | 32.65% | 3,451 | 5.26% | 15,196 | 23.16% | 1,795 | 2.74% | 158 | 0.24% | 937 | 1.36% | 2,435 | 3.53% | ||
Guidimagha | 19,454 | 41.69% | 16,131 | 34.56% | 4,021 | 8.62% | 6,461 | 13.84% | 529 | 1.13% | 73 | 0.16% | 573 | 1.16% | 1,958 | 3.98% | ||
Hodh Ech Chargui | 75,463 | 81.80% | 2,877 | 3.12% | 12,156 | 13.18% | 367 | 0.40% | 594 | 0.64% | 799 | 0.87% | 336 | 0.35% | 2,809 | 2.94% | ||
Hodh El Gharbi | 52,350 | 75.07% | 3,421 | 4.91% | 11,647 | 16.70% | 625 | 0.90% | 1,430 | 2.05% | 266 | 0.38% | 243 | 0.34% | 1,849 | 2.57% | ||
Inchiri | 5,659 | 60.67% | 753 | 8.07% | 2,244 | 24.06% | 472 | 5.06% | 180 | 1.93% | 19 | 0.20% | 94 | 0.98% | 193 | 2.01% | ||
Nouakchott-Nord | 29,055 | 39.77% | 15,003 | 20.54% | 22,558 | 30.88% | 2,776 | 3.80% | 3,133 | 4.29% | 534 | 0.73% | 824 | 1.08% | 2,368 | 3.11% | ||
Nouakchott-Ouest | 25,379 | 34.89% | 20,055 | 27.57% | 13,468 | 18.51% | 10,124 | 13.92% | 3,414 | 4.69% | 306 | 0.42% | 1,164 | 1.53% | 2,386 | 2,386 | ||
Nouakchott-Sud | 30,889 | 31.39% | 30,621 | 31.12% | 18,742 | 19.05% | 15,054 | 15.30% | 2,667 | 2.71% | 433 | 0.44% | 1,472 | 1.43% | 3,203 | 3.11% | ||
Tagant | 19,467 | 73.47% | 1,105 | 4.17% | 4,622 | 17.44% | 73 | 0.28% | 1,186 | 4.48% | 44 | 0.17% | 152 | 0.56% | 549 | 2.02% | ||
Tiris Zemmour | 8,772 | 44.07% | 2,991 | 15.03% | 5,690 | 28.59% | 1,834 | 9.21% | 539 | 2.71% | 77 | 0.39% | 174 | 0.84% | 556 | 2.69% | ||
Trarza | 65,068 | 57.77% | 17,150 | 15.23% | 25,021 | 22.22% | 2,808 | 2.49% | 2,369 | 2.10% | 211 | 0.19% | 1,119 | 0.96% | 3,352 | 2.86% | ||
Diaspora | 3,553 | 35.73% | 2,667 | 26.82% | 1,901 | 19.12% | 1,470 | 14.78% | 285 | 2.87% | 69 | 0.69% | 92 | 0.90% | 211 | 2.06% | ||
Total | 483,007 | 52.00% | 172,649 | 18.59% | 165,995 | 17.87% | 80,777 | 8.70% | 22,656 | 2.44% | 3,688 | 0.40% | 9,504 | 0.98% | 28,796 | 2.98% | ||
Source: Constitutional Council |
Moughataa | Ghazouani | Abeid | Boubacar | Baba | Maouloud | El Wavi | Neutral | Null | ||||||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Aïoun | 12,673 | 71.01% | 897 | 5.03% | 3,779 | 21.17% | 40 | 0.22% | 379 | 2.12% | 80 | 0.45% | 52 | 0.28% | 451 | 2.46% | ||
Akjoujt | 3,422 | 59.27% | 300 | 5.20% | 1,622 | 28.09% | 288 | 4.99% | 128 | 2.22% | 14 | 0.24% | 64 | 1.08% | 95 | 1.60% | ||
Aleg | 20,143 | 64.45% | 2,324 | 7.44% | 8,027 | 25.68% | 286 | 0.92% | 427 | 1.37% | 49 | 0.16% | 137 | 0.42% | 935 | 2.89% | ||
Amourj | ||||||||||||||||||
Aoujeft | 4,413 | 77.75% | 81 | 1.43% | 797 | 14.04% | 19 | 0.33% | 355 | 6.25% | 11 | 0.19% | 24 | 0.42% | 73 | 1.26% | ||
Arafat | 19,730 | 44.28% | 7,486 | 16.80% | 12,439 | 27.92% | 2,859 | 6.42% | 1,725 | 3.87% | 318 | 0.71% | 508 | 1.10% | 1,289 | 2.78% | ||
Atar | 9,333 | 63.89% | 1,237 | 8.47% | 3,629 | 24.84% | 190 | 1.30% | 181 | 1.24% | 38 | 0.26% | 138 | 0.90% | 516 | 3.38% | ||
Bababé | 3,487 | 36.52% | 1,121 | 11.74% | 483 | 5.06% | 4,378 | 45.85% | 63 | 0.66% | 16 | 0.17% | 328 | 3.24% | 263 | 2.59% | ||
Barkéol | ||||||||||||||||||
Bassiknou | ||||||||||||||||||
Bénichab | 2,237 | 62.96% | 453 | 12.75% | 622 | 17.51% | 184 | 5.18% | 52 | 1.46% | 5 | 0.14% | 30 | 0.82% | 98 | 2.66% | ||
Bir Moghrein | ||||||||||||||||||
Boghé | 5,820 | 30.29% | 3,834 | 19.96% | 1,738 | 9.05% | 7,433 | 38.69% | 346 | 1.80% | 41 | 0.21% | 482 | 2.38% | 551 | 2.72% | ||
Boumdeid | ||||||||||||||||||
Boutilimit | ||||||||||||||||||
Chami | 1,818 | 54.40% | 441 | 13.20% | 977 | 29.23% | 38 | 1.14% | 55 | 1.65% | 13 | 0.39% | 53 | 1.52% | 84 | 2.41% | ||
Chinguetti | 1,611 | 67.13% | 167 | 6.96% | 386 | 16.08% | 16 | 0.67% | 207 | 8.63% | 13 | 0.54% | 9 | 0.36% | 63 | 2.55% | ||
Dar Naïm | 8,927 | 37.59% | 6,327 | 26.64% | 6,145 | 25.87% | 1,455 | 6.13% | 835 | 3.52% | 61 | 0.26% | 303 | 1.21% | 900 | 3.61% | ||
Djiguenni | ||||||||||||||||||
El Mina | 5,985 | 20.37% | 13,193 | 44.90% | 3,142 | 10.69% | 6,619 | 22.52% | 391 | 1.33% | 56 | 0.19% | 543 | 1.75% | 1,047 | 3.38% | ||
F'Déirick | ||||||||||||||||||
Ghabou | ||||||||||||||||||
Guerou | ||||||||||||||||||
Kaédi | ||||||||||||||||||
Kankoussa | ||||||||||||||||||
Keur Macène | ||||||||||||||||||
Kiffa | ||||||||||||||||||
Koubenni | 12,456 | 67.02% | 1,470 | 7.91% | 3,646 | 19.62% | 300 | 1.61% | 630 | 3.39% | 84 | 0.45% | 84 | 0.44% | 614 | 3.18% | ||
Ksar | 9,623 | 46.13% | 3,862 | 18.51% | 5,395 | 25.86% | 923 | 4.42% | 971 | 4.65% | 87 | 0.42% | 304 | 1.39% | 747 | 3.41% | ||
M'Bagne | ||||||||||||||||||
M'Bout | ||||||||||||||||||
Maghama | ||||||||||||||||||
Magta Lahjar | ||||||||||||||||||
Méderdra | ||||||||||||||||||
Monguel | ||||||||||||||||||
Moudjéria | ||||||||||||||||||
N'Beiket Lahwach | ||||||||||||||||||
Néma | ||||||||||||||||||
Nouadhibou | 12,430 | 28.19% | 15,146 | 34.35% | 9,736 | 22.08% | 5,496 | 12.47% | 1,020 | 2.31% | 260 | 0.59% | 438 | 0.96% | 926 | 2.04% | ||
Ouad Naga | ||||||||||||||||||
Ouadane | 1,386 | 85.45% | 29 | 1.79% | 197 | 12.15% | 1 | 0.06% | 8 | 0.49% | 1 | 0.06% | 7 | 0.43% | 16 | 0.97% | ||
Oualata | ||||||||||||||||||
Ould Yengé | ||||||||||||||||||
R'Kiz | ||||||||||||||||||
Riyad | 5,174 | 21.15% | 9,942 | 40.64% | 3,161 | 12.92% | 5,576 | 22.79% | 551 | 2.25% | 59 | 0.24% | 421 | 1.63% | 867 | 3.37% | ||
Rosso | ||||||||||||||||||
Sebkha | 2,720 | 13.04% | 9,795 | 46.97% | 983 | 4.71% | 7,018 | 33.65% | 304 | 1.46% | 35 | 0.17% | 386 | 1.75% | 780 | 3.54% | ||
Sélibaby | ||||||||||||||||||
Tamchekett | 9,449 | 83.90% | 399 | 3.54% | 1,297 | 11.52% | 25 | 0.22% | 74 | 0.66% | 18 | 0.16% | 23 | 0.20% | 188 | 1.64% | ||
Tevragh Zeina | 13,036 | 42.01% | 6,398 | 20.62% | 7,090 | 22.85% | 2,183 | 7.04% | 2,139 | 6.89% | 184 | 0.59% | 474 | 1.46% | 859 | 2.65% | ||
Teyarett | 8,493 | 40.08% | 3,808 | 17.97% | 6,659 | 31.43% | 985 | 4.65% | 1,099 | 5.19% | 144 | 0.68% | 266 | 1.21% | 596 | 2.70% | ||
Tichitt | ||||||||||||||||||
Tidjikja | ||||||||||||||||||
Timbédra | ||||||||||||||||||
Tintane | 17,772 | 80.62% | 655 | 2.97% | 2,925 | 13.27% | 260 | 1.18% | 347 | 1.57% | 84 | 0.38% | 84 | 0.37% | 596 | 2.62% | ||
Toujounine | 11,635 | 41.37% | 4,868 | 17.31% | 9,754 | 34.69% | 336 | 1.19% | 1,199 | 4.26% | 329 | 1.17% | 255 | 0.87% | 872 | 2.98% | ||
Zouérate | ||||||||||||||||||
Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
America | ||||||||||||||||||
Asia | ||||||||||||||||||
Europe | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 483,007 | 52.00% | 172,649 | 18.59% | 165,995 | 17.87% | 80,777 | 8.70% | 22,656 | 2.44% | 3,688 | 0.40% | 9,504 | 0.98% | 28,796 | 2.98% | ||
Source: Constitutional Council |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Resigned in the aftermath of the 1979 coup d'état.[6]
- ^ Simultaneously served as the President of the Senate. The first black leader of Mauritania.
- ^ Founded in 2022.
References
edit- ^ "راتب الرئيس الموريتاني الشهري لايزال يعادل راتب رئيس الصين السنوي". 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Names and figures .. salaries of the heads of the world".
- ^ "Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ "Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President". Voice of America. July 2019.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ "Mauritanian President Resigns 11 Months After Coup". The New York Times. 4 June 1979. Retrieved 26 March 2019.