Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
إعلي ولد محمد فال
Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy
In office
3 August 2005 – 19 April 2007
Preceded byMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Succeeded bySidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
Personal details
Born1953
Nouakchott, Colonial Mauritania
Died5 May 2017(2017-05-05) (aged 63–64)
Zouérat, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
SpouseUm 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.