Ely Ould Mohamed Vall | |
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إعلي ولد محمد فال | |
Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy | |
In office 3 August 2005 – 19 April 2007 | |
Preceded by | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
Succeeded by | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 Nouakchott, Colonial Mauritania |
Died | 5 May 2017 Zouérat, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania | (aged 63–64)
Spouse | Um Kalthoum Mint Annah |
Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (Arabic: إعلي ولد محمد فال I‘lī Wald Muḥammad Fāl; 1953 – 5 May 2017) was a Mauritanian political and military figure. Following a coup d'état in August 2005, he served as the transitional military leader of Mauritania until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government.