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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | |
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محمد ولد الغزواني | |
.jpg) Ghazouani in 2022 | |
| 9th President of Mauritania | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya Mohamed Ould Bilal |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| 22nd Chairperson of the African Union | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Azali Assoumani |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office October 2018 – 15 March 2019 | |
| 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 | |
| President | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Lemine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1956[1] 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 |
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| 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[2] and Ould Ghazouani,[3] is a Mauritanian retired army general and politician who has served as the 9th president of Mauritania since 2019.[4][5] He has served as chairperson of the African Union since February 2024.[6]
Ghazouani is a former general director of National Security[1] and former chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Mauritania (2008–2018).[7] He was defence minister of Mauritania from October 2018 to March 2019.[8][9] At that time a close ally of his predecessor Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, he was elected president of Mauritania on 22 June 2019 following the 2019 presidential election.[5] His victory in the 2019 presidential election was presented as having been the country's first peaceful transition of power since independence.[10]
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- ^ "غزواني يعلن ترشحه للانتخابات الرئاسية". 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "ولد الغزواني: للعهد عندي معناه، وأسعى لتحقيق طموح الشعب". الأخبار: أول وكالة أنباء موريتانية مستقلة. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Ghazouani sworn in as new Mauritanian president: CENI". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "President of Mauritania Elected As New Chairperson of AU". ENA English. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Declares himself Winner of Mauritania Presidential Polls". Asharq AL-awsat. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "صديق الرئيس وزيرا للدفاع.. ماذا يرتّب جنرالات موريتانيا قبيل الرئاسيات؟". www.aljazeera.net. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Mauritania's new president". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "First peaceful transfer of power in Mauritania's presidential polls". RFI. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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