🇲🇷 Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
President of Mauritania since August 1, 2019
How long has Mohamed Ould Ghazouani been in office?
As of September 1, 2026, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been in office for 2,588 days as President of Mauritania, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Mauritania is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
2,588 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Mauritania usually stay in office?
Mauritania has had 10 leaders in the office we track since 1960. A completed tenure has averaged 2,143 days (about 5.9 years), and the longest was Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya at 7,539 days. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has served 2,588 days so far, 21% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, served 3,648 days. Mauritania is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Mauritania |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Union for the Republic |
| Born | December 31, 1956 (age 69) |
| Took office | August 1, 2019 (aged 62) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 11th President of Mauritania |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| Vs. average | 2,588 days served — 21% longer than the historical average of 2,143 days (so far) |
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