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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

1956 - Today

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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 and Ould Ghazouani, is a Mauritanian retired army general and politician who has served as the 9th president of Mauritania since 2019. He has served as chairperson of the African Union since February 2024. Ghazouani is a former general director of National Security and former chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Mauritania (2008–2018). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has received more than 382,620 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is the 7,952nd most popular politician (up from 10,753rd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Mauritania (up from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Mauritanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 7,952 out of 15,577Before him are Andrus Ansip, Emperor Kang of Jin, Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, Teucer, Sanghamitta, and Ateas. After him are Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi, Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, Ban Biao, Gala, Robert II, Count of Dreux, and Dan Quayle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 88Before him are Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Catherine Ashton, Boris Trajkovski, Taur Matan Ruak, Miguel Bosé, and Andrus Ansip. After him are Alexey Pajitnov, Mimi Rogers, Bruce Greenwood, Dana Delany, Jens Fink-Jensen, and Luis Guzmán.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 5 out of 16Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), and Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938). After him are Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Med Hondo (1936), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), and Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957).

Among POLITICIANS In Mauritania

Among politicians born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 5Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), and Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938). After him are Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), and Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957).