1956 - Today
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, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 7,952 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,946
322 - 344
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,947
1597 - 1662
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,948
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,949
281 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,950
420 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 7,951
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,952
1787 - 1859
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,953
1891 - 1965
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,954
3 - 54
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,955
250 BC - 207 BC
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,956
1154 - 1218
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,957
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7,958
Among people born in 1956, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 88. Before 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.
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 82
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 83
1956 - 2004
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 84
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 85
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 86
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 87
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 88
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 89
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 90
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 91
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 92
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 93
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 94
Among people born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 5 out of 16. Before 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).
1924 - 2003
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 3
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 5
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 6
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 7
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
1953 - 2017
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 11
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 5. Before 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).
1924 - 2003
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 3
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 5
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 6
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 7
1953 - 2017
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 8
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 9
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 10
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 11