Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Mauritanian retired general and politician; President of Mauritania (2019–present)
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
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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 |
Personal details | |
Born |
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December 4, 1956
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66)
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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 |
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Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani ( Arabic : محمد ولد الشيخ محمد أحمد ولد الغزواني ; born 4 December 1956), also known as Ghazouani [2] and Ould Ghazouani , [3] is a Mauritanian politician and retired Mauritanian Army general who is the 9th President of Mauritania , [4] having assumed office on 1 August 2019. [5]
He is a former General Director of National Security [1] and former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Mauritania (2008–2018). [6] He was Defence Minister for Mauritania from October 2018 to March 2019. [7] [8] 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 . [5] 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. [9]
Personal life
Ghazouani was born in Boumdeid , Assaba region on 4 December 1956. [10] He belongs to a well-known Sufi Berber family in Mauritania. Ghazouani is the son of a spiritual leader of the Maraboutic tribe Ideiboussat. [11] Ghazouani has memorised the Quran . [12] He is married to a doctor, Mariam Mint Mohamed Vadel Ould Dah. [11] [13] They have five children, from whom Mohamed Lemine Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani is the eldest son. [14]
Career
Military career
He joined the Mauritanian Army in the late 1970s. He continued his training as an officer in Morocco . He received a baccalaureate degree, a master's degree in Administration and Military Sciences, and completed several war training certificates and courses. [14] [15]
Ghazouani was aide-de-camp to President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya from 1987 to 1991. [16]
Ghazouani was an ally of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz , [17] 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. [18] [8]
Political career
In October 2018, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz named him as defence minister of Mauritania. [8] [19]
On 1 March 2019, Ghazouani announced his candidacy for the presidency, seeking to replace President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz . [20] [3] [2] On 15 March he resigned as defence minister to pursue his presidential ambition. [21]
On 22 June 2019, he became Mauritania's elected president after a presidential election against five candidates in a race to the " gray palace ". [14]
On 1 August 2019, he was sworn in as the 9th President of Mauritania. [22]
References
- 1 2 "السيرة الذاتية للفريق محمد ولد الغزواني - أقــــلام حرة" . aqlame.com . Archived from the original on 2019-03-31 . Retrieved 2019-06-23 .
- 1 2 "غزواني يعلن ترشحه للانتخابات الرئاسية" . March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019 . Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
- 1 2 "ولد الغزواني: للعهد عندي معناه، وأسعى لتحقيق طموح الشعب" . الأخبار: أول وكالة أنباء موريتانية مستقلة . March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019 . Retrieved August 25, 2021 .
- ↑ "Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI" . www.aa.com.tr . Archived from the original on 2019-08-25 . Retrieved 2019-08-01 .
- 1 2 "Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President" . Voice of America . Archived from the original on 2019-07-01 . Retrieved 2019-07-02 .
- ↑ "Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Declares himself Winner of Mauritania Presidential Polls" . Asharq AL-awsat . Archived from the original on 2019-06-24 . Retrieved 2019-06-23 .
- ↑ "صديق الرئيس وزيرا للدفاع.. ماذا يرتّب جنرالات موريتانيا قبيل الرئاسيات؟" . www.aljazeera.net . Archived from the original on 2019-01-27 . Retrieved 2021-08-25 .
- 1 2 3 "Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Mauritania's new president" . www.aa.com.tr . Archived from the original on 2019-06-27 . Retrieved 2019-06-25 .
- ↑ "First peaceful transfer of power in Mauritania's presidential polls" . RFI . 2019-06-22. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14 . Retrieved 2021-08-23 .
- ↑ سيدي, أحمد ولد. "من هو الرئيس الموريتاني الجديد؟" . alaraby . Archived from the original on 2019-12-13 . Retrieved 2021-08-25 .
- 1 2 Spiegel, Justine (20 November 2012). "Mauritanie: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, l'homme de l'ombre" . Jeune Afrique . Archived from the original on 14 July 2019 . Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
- ↑ "رئيس موريتانيا الجديد.. حفظ القرآن مبكرا وهو أول " فريق " في الجيش" . الأخبار . August 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019 . Retrieved August 25, 2021 .
- ↑ "في أول ظهور إعلامي لها زوجة وزير الدفاع ومرشح الرئاسيات ولد الغزواني تتحدث في مقابلة | الحقيقة" . www.alhakika.info . Archived from the original on 2019-06-27 . Retrieved 2019-06-27 .
- 1 2 3 "محمد ولد الشيخ الغزواني.. من هو رئيس موريتانيا الجديد؟" . سكاي نيوز عربية . Archived from the original on 2020-03-26 . Retrieved 2021-08-25 .
- ↑ Welle, Deutsche (23 June 2019). "Mauritania: Former General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani wins presidential election" . DW.COM . Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 . Retrieved 24 June 2019 .
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: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) - ↑ "Mauritania opposition challenges ruling party win" . June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019 . Retrieved June 25, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "ولد الغزواني، جنرال "يخلف" جنرالاً في حكم موريتانيا" . June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019 . Retrieved June 25, 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Mauritania appointments reflect jockeying for succession | Lamine Ghanmi" . AW . Archived from the original on 2020-04-12 . Retrieved 2019-06-27 .
- ↑ "وزير الدفاع الموريتاني يخلع بزته العسكرية لخلافة رفيقه في القصر" . www.aljazeera.net . Archived from the original on 2019-06-21 . Retrieved 2021-08-25 .
- ↑ "Mauritania's electoral commission confirms Ghazouani win | The Star" . thestar.com . Archived from the original on 2019-07-04 . Retrieved 2019-06-27 .
- ↑ "New government formed in Mauritania" . www.aa.com.tr . Archived from the original on 2019-08-16 . Retrieved 2019-08-16 .
External links
- Media related to Mohamed Ould Ghazouani at Wikimedia Commons
- Quotations related to Mohamed Ould Ghazouani at Wikiquote
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