List of Heads of Government of Mauritania

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...	Autonomous
(République Islamique de Mauritanie Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest... )
21 May 1957 to 16 July 1958		Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.- Background :... , Vice President of the Government Council	UPM
16 July 1958 to 28 November 1958		Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.- Background :... , President of the Council of Government
28 November 1958 to 26 June 1959		Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.- Background :... , President of the Provisional Government	UPM/PRM/PPM
26 June 1959 to 28 November 1960		Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.- Background :... , Prime Minister	UPM/PRM/PPM
Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...	Independence from France
(République Islamique de Mauritanie Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest... )
28 November 1960 to 20 August 1961		Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah was the President of Mauritania from 1960, when his country gained its independence from France, to 1978, when he was deposed in a military coup d'etat.- Background :... , Prime Minister	UPM/PRM/PPM
20 August 1961 to 6 April 1979	Post abolished
6 April 1979 to 27 May 1979		Ahmed Ould Bouceif Ahmed Ould Bouceif Lt. Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif was a Mauritanian military and political leader. In April 1979, he seized power in a coup d'état together with Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah and other officers, ousting Col. Mustafa Ould Salek from power. He became prime minister in the new government... , Prime Minister	Mil	Killed in an airplane crash in Senegal Senegal Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
28 May 1979 to 31 May 1979		Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi, acting Prime Minister
31 May 1979 to 12 December 1980		Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Ret. Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah was the head of state of Mauritania from 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984... , Prime Minister	Mil	1st Term
12 December 1980 to 25 April 1981		Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara was briefly the Prime Minister of Mauritania in 1980-81.He was first appointed by Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah of the Military Committee for National Salvation , on December 12, 1980, to replace Haidallah himself... , Prime Minister	n-p
25 April 1981 to 8 March 1984		Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1984 and president from 1984 to 2005. He guided Mauritania from military rule to democracy, and took a pro-Western stance in foreign affairs... , Prime Minister	Mil	1st Term
8 March 1984 to 12 December 1984		Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Ret. Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah was the head of state of Mauritania from 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984... , Prime Minister	Mil	2nd Term; Deposed in the 1984 coup d'etat
12 December 1984 to 18 April 1992		Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1984 and president from 1984 to 2005. He guided Mauritania from military rule to democracy, and took a pro-Western stance in foreign affairs... , Prime Minister	Mil	2nd Term
18 April 1992 to 2 January 1996		Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Having served twice as Prime Minister, from April 1992 to January 1996, and from August 2005 to March 2007, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar is a leading player in the political and economic changes which have taken place in Mauritania over the last twenty years... , Prime Minister	PRDS	1st Term
2 January 1996 to 18 December 1997		Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna is a Mauritanian political figure. He was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 2 January 1996 to 18 December 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 July 1998 to 16 November 1998, and Prime Minister again from 16 November 1998 to 6 July 2003 under President... , Prime Minister	PRDS	1st Term
18 December 1997 to 16 November 1998		Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1997 to 1998. A member of the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, Guig was the Prime Minister between stints by Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna. At the time of his appointment, Guig was a 39 year old political... , Prime Minister	PRDS
16 November 1998 to 6 July 2003		Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna is a Mauritanian political figure. He was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 2 January 1996 to 18 December 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 July 1998 to 16 November 1998, and Prime Minister again from 16 November 1998 to 6 July 2003 under President... , Prime Minister	PRDS	2nd Term
6 July 2003 to 7 August 2005		Sghair Ould M'Bareck Sghair Ould M'Bareck Sghair Ould M'Bareck is a Mauritanian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Mauritania from July 6, 2003, when he was appointed by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya following an attempted coup in the previous month, until August 7, 2005, when he resigned following a successful coup against... , Prime Minister	PRDS	Deposed in the 2005 coup d'etat 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état The 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état took place on 3 August 2005. The long-serving dictator Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was ousted by the military of Mauritania and replaced by the Military Council for Justice and Democracy while Taya was in Saudi Arabia attending the funeral of King Fahd bin Abdul...
7 August 2005 to 20 April 2007		Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Having served twice as Prime Minister, from April 1992 to January 1996, and from August 2005 to March 2007, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar is a leading player in the political and economic changes which have taken place in Mauritania over the last twenty years... , Prime Minister	PRDS	2nd Term
20 April 2007 to 6 May 2008		Zeine Ould Zeidane Zeine Ould Zeidane Zeine Ould Zeidane is a Mauritanian economist and politician. He placed third as a candidate in the March 2007 presidential election, and he subsequently served as Prime Minister from April 2007 to May 2008.... , Prime Minister	n-p
6 May 2008 to 6 August 2008		Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef is a Mauritanian politician. He was appointed as Prime Minister of Mauritania on May 6, 2008, serving until the August 2008 coup d'état. Waghef is also President of the National Pact for Democracy and Development , and he was Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency... , Prime Minister	ADIL	Deposed in the 2008 coup d'etat 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état A coup d'état took place in Mauritania on 6 August 2008 when Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted from power by a group of high ranking generals he had dismissed from office earlier that day.-Background:...
6 August 2008 to 14 August 2008		Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian politician, currently serving as President of Mauritania... , President of the High Council of State High Council of State (Mauritania) The High Council of State was the supreme political body of Mauritania. It served as the country's interim government following the coup d'etat which ousted the President, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on August 6, 2008. It was led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. After seizing power it...	Mil
14 August 2008 to Present		Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf has served as the Prime Minister of Mauritania since August 2008.Laghdaf was born in Néma. An engineer and a member of the Tajakant tribe, he became Mauritania's Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union in 2006 before being appointed as Prime Minister by junta... , Prime Minister	n-p

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See also

• Mauritania
  Mauritania
  Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
  
  
  • Heads of State of Mauritania
    Heads of state of Mauritania
    -List of Heads of State of Mauritania:-Affiliations:-See also:*Mauritania**Heads of government of Mauritania**Colonial heads of Mauritania*Lists of office-holders-External links:*...
    
    
  • Colonial Heads of Mauritania
    Colonial heads of Mauritania
    -List of colonial heads of Mauritania:For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Mauritania-See also:*Mauritania**Heads of state of Mauritania...
    
    
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen - Mauritania