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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
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محمد ولد الغزواني
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Ghazouani in 2022
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| 9th President of Mauritania | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2019 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya Mohamed Ould Bilal |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office October 2018 – 15 March 2019 |
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| President | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir |
| Preceded by | Jallow Mamadou Bhatia |
| Succeeded by | Yahya Ould Hademine |
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 2008–2018 |
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| President | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Lemine |
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| Born | December 4, 1956 Boumdeid, Assaba Region, Colonial Mauritania |
| Political party | Equity Party (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations |
Union for the Republic (until 2022) |
| Spouse | Mariam Mint Mohamed Vadel Ould Dah |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Received a baccalaureate and a master’s degree in Administration and Military Sciences |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mauritania |
| Branch/service | Mauritanian Army |
| Years of service | 1970s–2018 |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands | General Director of National Security Chief of National Army Staff |
Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani (Arabic: محمد ولد الشيخ محمد أحمد ولد الغزواني; born 4 December 1956), also known as Ghazouani and Ould Ghazouani, is a Mauritanian politician and retired Mauritanian Army general who is the 9th President of Mauritania, having assumed office on 1 August 2019.
He is a former General Director of National Security and former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Mauritania (2008–2018). He was Defence Minister for Mauritania from October 2018 to March 2019. At that time a close ally of his predecessor Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Ghazouani was elected as President of Mauritania on 22 June 2019 following the presidential election. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's victory in the 2019 Mauritanian presidential election was presented as having been the country's first peaceful transition of power since independence.
Personal life
Ghazouani was born in Boumdeid, Assaba region on 4 December 1956. He belongs to a well-known Sufi Berber family in Mauritania. Ghazouani is the son of a spiritual leader of the Maraboutic tribe Ideiboussat. Ghazouani has memorised the Quran. He is married to a doctor, Mariam Mint Mohamed Vadel Ould Dah. They have five children, from whom Mohamed Lemine Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani is the eldest son.
Career
Military career
He joined the Mauritanian Army in the late 1970s. He continued his training as an officer in the Meknes Royal Military Academy in Morocco. He received a baccalaureate degree, a master's degree in Administration and Military Sciences, and completed several war training certificates and courses.
Ghazouani was aide-de-camp to President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya from 1987 to 1991.
Ghazouani was an ally of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, and was his partner in the overthrow of President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in 2008, and was a member of the military junta that ousted former President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya In 2005.
Political career
In October 2018, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz named him as defence minister of Mauritania.
On 1 March 2019, Ghazouani announced his candidacy for the presidency, seeking to replace Abdel Aziz. On 15 March he resigned as defence minister to pursue his presidential ambition.
On 22 June 2019, he became Mauritania's elected president after a presidential election against five candidates in a race to the "gray palace".
On 1 August 2019, he was sworn in as the 9th President of Mauritania.
See also
In Spanish: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani para niños
