List of prime ministers of Mauritania facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of theIslamic Republic of Mauritania |
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| Appointer | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, as President of Mauritania |
| Term length | None |
| Inaugural holder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Formation | 28 November 1960 |
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The Prime Minister of Mauritania is a very important leader in the country. This person is the head of the government. They work with the president to help run the country. The Prime Minister makes sure that government plans are put into action.
This article lists all the people who have been Prime Minister of Mauritania. The role of Prime Minister started in 1960. Since then, seventeen different people have held this job. Some people, like Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, have even served more than once.
The current Prime Minister of Mauritania is Mokhtar Ould Djay. He started his term on August 2, 2024.
Who has been Prime Minister of Mauritania?
This section shows you a list of all the Prime Ministers. It also tells you which political group or party they belonged to.
- Political parties
Mauritanian Regroupment Party (PRM) Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) National Pact for Democracy and Development (ADIL) Union for the Republic (UPR) El Insaf
- Other groups
Military Independent
- Special notes
Acting Prime Minister
| No. | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
Time in office | Political group | Head of state | ||
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| Started | Ended | Total time | |||||
| 1 | Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003) |
28 November 1960 | 20 August 1961 | 265 days | PRM | Himself | |
| The Prime Minister role was stopped for a while (August 20, 1961 – April 6, 1979) | |||||||
| 2 | Ahmed Ould Bouceif (1934–1979) |
6 April 1979 | 27 May 1979 (Died while in office) |
51 days | Military | Salek | |
| – | Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (1939–1981) |
28 May 1979 | 31 May 1979 | 3 days | Military | ||
| 3 | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (born 1940) |
31 May 1979 | 12 December 1980 | 1 year, 195 days | Military | ||
| Louly | |||||||
| Himself | |||||||
| 4 | Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947–2017) |
12 December 1980 | 25 April 1981 | 134 days | Independent | Haidalla | |
| 5 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 1941) |
25 April 1981 | 8 March 1984 | 2 years, 318 days | Military | ||
| (3) | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (born 1940) |
8 March 1984 | 12 December 1984 (Removed from power) |
279 days | Military | Himself | |
| (5) | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 1941) |
12 December 1984 | 18 April 1992 | 7 years, 128 days | Military | Himself | |
| 6 | Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (born 1957) |
18 April 1992 | 2 January 1996 | 3 years, 259 days | PRDS | Taya | |
| 7 | Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (born 1956) |
2 January 1996 | 18 December 1997 | 1 year, 350 days | PRDS | ||
| 8 | Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig (born 1959) |
18 December 1997 | 16 November 1998 | 333 days | PRDS | ||
| (7) | Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (born 1956) |
16 November 1998 | 6 July 2003 | 4 years, 232 days | PRDS | ||
| 9 | Sghair Ould M'Bareck (born 1954) |
6 July 2003 | 7 August 2005 (Removed from power) |
2 years, 32 days | PRDS | ||
| (6) | Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (born 1957) |
7 August 2005 | 20 April 2007 | 1 year, 256 days | PRDS | Vall | |
| 10 | Zeine Ould Zeidane (born 1966) |
20 April 2007 | 6 May 2008 | 1 year, 16 days | Independent | Abdallahi | |
| 11 | Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef (born 1960) |
6 May 2008 | 6 August 2008 (Removed from power) |
92 days | ADIL | ||
| The role was empty (August 6 – August 14, 2008) | |||||||
| 12 | Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (born 1957) |
14 August 2008 | 20 August 2014 | 6 years, 6 days | Independent | Abdel Aziz | |
| Mbaré | |||||||
| 13 | Yahya Ould Hademine (born 1953) |
20 August 2014 | 29 October 2018 | 4 years, 70 days | Independent | Abdel Aziz | |
| 14 | Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir (born 1962) |
29 October 2018 | 5 August 2019 | 280 days | UPR | ||
| Ghazouani | |||||||
| 15 | Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya (born 1961) |
5 August 2019 | 6 August 2020 | 1 year, 1 day | UPR | ||
| 16 | Mohamed Ould Bilal (born 1963) |
6 August 2020 | 2 August 2024 | 3 years, 362 days | UPR | ||
| El Insaf | |||||||
| 17 | Mokhtar Ould Djay (born 1973) |
2 August 2024 | Incumbent | 322 days | El Insaf | ||
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Timeline of Mauritanian Prime Ministers
This timeline shows when each Prime Minister served. You can see how long they were in office and which political group they belonged to.
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See also
In Spanish: Primer ministro de Mauritania para niños
- Politics of Mauritania
- List of heads of state of Mauritania
- List of colonial governors of Mauritania
