List of prime ministers of Mauritania

Prime Minister of the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
الوزير الأول للجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
Premier Ministre de la République Islamique de la Mauritanie
since 2 August 2024
AppointerMohamed Ould Ghazouani,
as President of Mauritania
Term lengthNone
Inaugural holderMoktar Ould Daddah
Formation28 November 1960
Websiteprimature.gov.mr

This is a list of prime ministers of Mauritania since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Mauritania in 1960 to the present day.

A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritania (not counting one acting prime minister). Additionally, four persons, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar and Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current prime minister of Mauritania is Mokhtar Ould Djay, since 2 August 2024.[1]

  1. ^ Presse (MAP), Agence Maghreb Arabe (3 August 2024). "Mauritanie: Mokhtar Ould Diay nommé Premier ministre". LeSiteinfo.com (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2024.