Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef | |
|---|---|
يحيى ولد أحمد الواقف | |
 Waghef in 2012 | |
| 11th Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
| In office 6 May 2008 – 6 August 2008 | |
| President | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi |
| Preceded by | Zeine Ould Zeidane |
| Succeeded by | Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1960 Moudjéria, Mauritania |
| Political party | National Pact for Democracy and Development (ADIL) |
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef (Arabic: يحيى ولد أحمد الواقف; born 1960[1]) is a Mauritanian politician. He was appointed as Prime Minister of Mauritania on 6 May 2008,[2][3][4] serving until the August 2008 coup d'état. Yahya is also President of the National Pact for Democracy and Development (ADIL), and he was Secretary-General of the Presidency from 2007 to 2008.
- ^ CV as Prime Minister, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information. Retrieved 6 July 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Mauritanie: démission du Premier ministre Zeine Ould Zeidane", AFP, 6 May 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Mauritania: Ould Ahmed El Waghev becomes new Premier", African Press Agency, 6 May 2008.
- ^ "M. Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef nommé Premier ministre", Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, 6 May 2008 (in French).