Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani
Office verified
Confirmed by an official record of the government or institution. The seal certifies the record, not the person: it is not an endorsement or a claimed account.
Source: Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Office verified
Confirmed by an official record of the government or institution. The seal certifies the record, not the person: it is not an endorsement or a claimed account.
Source: Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
President of the Republic[1][2][3][4]
President of the Republic, Islamic Republic of Mauritania since 1 Aug 2019. 3 public offices on record since 2008.
- In office
- 7 yrs 2 mos
- Record
- Verified
- Offices
- 3
Verified on presidence.mr · checked 16 Oct 2026
Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has been President of Mauritania since August 2019. A career army officer trained at the Royal Military Academy in Meknes, he was Chief of Army Staff from 2008 to 2018 and Minister of Defense from 2018 to 2019.[5]
Overview
Current office
- Country
- Mauritania
- Born
- 4 Dec 1956, Boumdeid, Mauritania[5]
- First office on record
- Chief of Army Staff, 2008
Career
Record in public office
Education
Education
- Royal Military Academy, Meknes[5]
Evidence
How this record is supported
Claims by status
6 claims · 5 sources
- Verified 2
- Sourced 4
Sources
- [1]بيان إعلان تشكلة الحكومة الجديدة (Announcement of the composition of the new government)
Presidency of the Islamic Republic of MauritaniaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [2]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [3]Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [4]Gouvernement Ould Diay
Wikipedia (French)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [5]Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (Wikipedia)
WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026
Cite this record
Govpedia. "Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani." President of the Republic. Record gp:person/mohamed-ould-cheikh-el-ghazouani, last checked 16 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/mohamed-ould-cheikh-el-ghazouani/