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President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania رئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية Président la République islamique de Mauritanie
Seal of Mauritania
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

Mauritania
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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

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  1960–1961: Acting Head of State


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  1961–1978: President of the Islamic Republic


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  1978–1979: Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery
  


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  1979: Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Recovery


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  1979–1992: Head of State and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation
  


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  1992–2005: President of the Islamic Republic


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  2005–2007: Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy
  


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  2007–2008: President of the Islamic Republic


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  2008–2009: President of the High Council of State
  


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  2009–present: President of the Islamic Republic

Key

Political parties

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    Mauritanian Regroupment Party (PRM) / Mauritanian People's Party (PPM)


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    Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS)


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    Union for the Republic (UPR)

Other factions

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    Military
  


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    Independent
  

Status

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    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.)	7003643300000000000♠17 years, 224 days	1961 1966 1971 1976		PRM / PPM	Himself
2	Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012)		10 July 1978	3 June 1979 (resigned.)	7002328000000000000♠328 days	–		Military	Bouceif Sidi Haidalla
3	Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–)		3 June 1979	4 January 1980 (deposed.)	7002215000000000000♠215 days	–		Military	Haidalla
4	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (1940–)		4 January 1980	12 December 1984 (deposed.)	7003180400000000000♠4 years, 343 days	–		Military	Himself Bneijara Taya Himself
5	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941–)		12 December 1984	3 August 2005 (deposed.)	7003753900000000000♠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	7002624000000000000♠1 year, 259 days	–		Military (Sûreté Nationale)	Boubacar
7	Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938–)		19 April 2007	6 August 2008 (deposed.)	7002475000000000000♠1 year, 109 days	2007		Independent	Zeidane Waghef
8	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–)		6 August 2008	15 April 2009	7002252000000000000♠252 days	–		Military	Laghdaf
–	Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013)[1]		15 April 2009	5 August 2009	7002112000000000000♠112 days	–		Independent	Laghdaf
(8)	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956–)		5 August 2009	Incumbent	7003342700000000000♠9 years, 140 days	2009 2014		UPR	Laghdaf Hademine

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See also

• 
  Mauritania
  
  
  
  • List of Prime Ministers of Mauritania
  
  
  • List of colonial governors of Mauritania
  
  
  • Politics of Mauritania
  
  
  
  


• Lists of office-holders

Footnotes

External links

• World Statesmen – Mauritania