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Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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Incumbent Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir since 29 October 2018
Appointer	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, as President of Mauritania
Inaugural holder	Moktar Ould Daddah
Formation	28 November 1960

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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Mauritania since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Mauritania in 1960 to the present day.

A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritania (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, three persons, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar and Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Prime Minister of Mauritania is Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, since 29 October 2018.

Key

Political parties

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    Mauritanian Regroupment Party (PRM) / Mauritanian People's Party (PPM)


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    Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS)


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    National Pact for Democracy and Development (ADIL)

Other factions

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    Military
  


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    Independent
  

Status

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    Acting Prime Minister

List

№	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Political affiliation		Head(s) of State
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003)		28 November 1960	20 August 1961	7002265000000000000♠265 days		PRM / PPM	Himself
Post abolished (20 August 1961 – 6 April 1979)
2	Ahmed Ould Bouceif (1934–1979)		6 April 1979	27 May 1979 (died in office.)[1]	7001510000000000000♠51 days		Military	Salek
–	Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (1939–1981)		28 May 1979	31 May 1979	7000300000000000000♠3 days		Military	Salek
3	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (1940–)		31 May 1979	12 December 1980	7002561000000000000♠1 year, 195 days		Military	Salek Louly Himself
4	Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947–2017)		12 December 1980	25 April 1981	7002134000000000000♠134 days		Independent	Haidalla
5	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941–)		25 April 1981	8 March 1984	7003104800000000000♠2 years, 318 days		Military	Haidalla
(3)	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (1940–)		8 March 1984	12 December 1984 (deposed.)	7002279000000000000♠279 days		Military	Himself
(5)	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941–)		12 December 1984	18 April 1992	7003268400000000000♠7 years, 128 days		Military	Himself
6	Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957–)		18 April 1992	2 January 1996	7003135400000000000♠3 years, 259 days		PRDS	Taya
7	Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (1956–)		2 January 1996	18 December 1997	7002716000000000000♠1 year, 350 days		PRDS	Taya
8	Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig (1959–)		18 December 1997	16 November 1998	7002333000000000000♠333 days		PRDS	Taya
(7)	Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (1956–)		16 November 1998	6 July 2003	7003169300000000000♠4 years, 232 days		PRDS	Taya
9	Sghair Ould M'Bareck (1954–)		6 July 2003	7 August 2005 (deposed.)	7002763000000000000♠2 years, 32 days		PRDS	Taya
(6)	Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957–)		7 August 2005	20 April 2007	7002621000000000000♠1 year, 256 days		PRDS	Vall
10	Zeine Ould Zeidane (1966–)		20 April 2007	6 May 2008	7002382000000000000♠1 year, 16 days		Independent	Abdallahi
11	Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef (1960–)		6 May 2008	6 August 2008 (deposed.)	7001920000000000000♠92 days		ADIL	Abdallahi
Vacant (6 – 14 August 2008)
12	Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957–)		14 August 2008	20 August 2014	7003219700000000000♠6 years, 6 days		Independent	Aziz Mbaré
13	Yahya Ould Hademine (1953–)		20 August 2014	29 October 2018	7003153100000000000♠4 years, 70 days		UR	Aziz
14	Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir (1962–)		29 October 2018	Incumbent	7002117000000000000♠117 days		UR	Aziz

See also

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  Mauritania
  
  
  
  • List of heads of state of Mauritania
  
  
  • List of colonial governors of Mauritania
  
  
  • Politics of Mauritania
  
  
  
  


• Lists of office-holders

Footnotes

External links

• World Statesmen – Mauritania