Head of state
VerifiedMohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani
President of the Republic · 1 Aug 2019 – present[3][4][5][6]
Re-elected in the presidential election of 29 June 2024 and sworn in for a second term on 1 August 2024 (dates from Wikipedia).
Full cabinet of the government announced on 10 October 2026: the Prime Minister, 28 ministers and one minister delegate. Names follow the French-language list of the state news agency AMI; titles are Govpedia's English translations of the Arabic and French titles. Seats are verified against the Presidency's Arabic announcement, except two: for the Interior and Islamic Affairs, the Arabic text as read rendered the names as al-Mukhtar Ould Ahmed Youssef and Sidi Yahya Ould Leddah, which could not be reconciled with certainty with the French spellings (El Moctar Ould Ahmed Bouceif, Sidi El Hadj Ould Dah) used by AMI and Sahara Medias, so those two seats are marked sourced. Other spellings vary between outlets (e.g. Yacoub Ould Moine / Ould Amine, Mohamed Babana / Bebana). 'Since' is given only for ministers named as newcomers by Sahara Medias; the Prime Minister's start date (decree of 2 August 2024) and party are from Wikipedia.
- Head of state
- Mohamed Ould Cheikh El GhazouaniPresident of the Republic
- Head of government
- Mokhtar Ould DjayPrime Minister · since 2 Aug 2024
- System
- Semi-presidential republic (president-parliamentary)Capital: Nouakchott
- UN e-government rank
- 165 of 193EGDI 2024
Mauritania is a semi-presidential republic (president-parliamentary)[1]. The head of state is President of the Republic Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani[3][4][5][6]. The government is led by Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay, in office since 10 Oct 2026[3][6][7]. Govpedia records 30 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedExecutive
Second government of Mokhtar Ould Djay
28 of 30 verified on official pages
The Prime Minister presented his government's resignation on the morning of 9 October 2026 and was reappointed by presidential decree the same day; the new government of 29 ministers and a minister delegate was announced at the Presidential Palace on 10 October 2026 by the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency, Aissata Ba Yahya. The President is head of state; the Prime Minister leads the government. The first Ould Djay government (August 2024) was a coalition of El Insaf, AND and El Islah according to Wikipedia; the party make-up of the new government is not stated in the sources opened. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[11]
2024
0.349rank 165 of 193
- Online services0.169
- Human capital0.296
- Telecom infrastructure0.582
Record of changes
Timeline
10 Oct 2026
A new government is announced: Ba Ousmane succeeds Hanane Ould Sidi at Defence, El Moctar Ould Ahmed Bouceif succeeds Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine at the Interior, Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah succeeds Mohamed Khaled at Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Babana succeeds Houssein Ould Medou at Culture and Communication, Mohamedou Ould M'Haimid succeeds Abdallahi Souleymane Ould Cheikh Sidiya at Economic Affairs, Mokhtar Abdallahi succeeds Mokhtar El Housseinou Lam at the General Secretariat of the Government and Ahmoudeitt Ould Chein succeeds Sidi Ahmed Ould Mohamed at Livestock; Sidi El Hadj Ould Dah becomes Minister of Islamic Affairs.[3][8][10]
Sourced9 Oct 2026
Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay presents the resignation of his government and is reappointed Prime Minister by presidential decree the same day.[7][9]
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]بيان إعلان تشكلة الحكومة الجديدة (Announcement of the composition of the new government)
Presidency of the Islamic Republic of MauritaniaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [6]Gouvernement Ould Diay
Wikipedia (French)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [7]El Moctar Ould Djay nommé Premier ministre par décret présidentiel
Presidency of the Islamic Republic of MauritaniaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [8]Annonce de la composition du nouveau gouvernement
Agence Mauritanienne d'Information (AMI)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [9]Mauritanie : nouveau gouvernement, même Premier ministre
OuestafNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [10]Le nouveau gouvernement de Moctar O. Diay : Dix départs dont trois ministres de souveraineté
Sahara MediasNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [11]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026