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 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 Ghazouani, since 1 August 2019.

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

PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical partyPrime minister(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 70px Moktar Ould Daddah 1961196619711976  1960  1978   Himself 2 70px Mustafa Ould Salek —  1978  1979  Military BouceifSidiHaidalla 3 70px Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly —  1979  1980  Military Haidalla 4 70px Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla —  1980  1984  Military HimselfBneijaraTayaHimself 5 70px Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 199219972003  1984  2005  Military / PRDS HimselfBoubacarKhounaGuigKhounaM'Bareck 6 70px Ely Ould Mohamed Vall —  2005  2007  Military Boubacar 7 70px Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi 2007  2007  2008  Independent ZeidaneWaghef 8 70px Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz —  2008  2009  Military Laghdaf –  Ba Mamadou Mbaré —  2009  2009  Independent Laghdaf  70px Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz 20092014  2009  2019  UPR LaghdafHademineBéchir 970pxMohamed Ould Ghazouani20192024 2019Incumbent UPRBéchirSidiyaBilalDjay El Insaf

Related pages
Mauritania
List of prime ministers of Mauritania
Lists of office-holders

Footnotes

References