Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla

Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
محمد خونا ولد هيداله
Colonel Haidalla in 1983
4th Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation
In office 4 January 1980 – 12 December 1984
Preceded by	Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
Succeeded by	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
3rd Prime Minister of Mauritania
In office 31 May 1979 – 12 December 1980
Preceded by	Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (Acting)
Succeeded by	Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara
In office 8 March 1984 – 12 December 1984
Preceded by	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Succeeded by	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Personal details
Born	1940 (age 83–84) La Güera, Spanish Sahara or Nouadhibou, French West Africa
Nationality	Mauritanian
Residence	Nouakchott
Military service
Branch/service	Mauritanian Army
Years of service	1962–1984
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Western Sahara War

Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (Arabic: محمد خونا ولد هيداله Muḥammad Khouna Wald Haidalla; born 1940) was the head of state of Mauritania (Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation, CMSN) from 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984.^[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2003 presidential election and the 2007 presidential election.