Mauritania: Heads of State: 1958-2024Arabic is the sole national language since 1959 and one of the official languages since 1968; French had the status of an official language in 1959-1980, continuing only as semi-official since then; Poular, Soninke, and Wolof are also national languages since 1991.
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| Président du Conseil du Gouvernement | President of the Council of Government |
| 31 Jul 1958 - 23 Jun 1959 |
Moktar Ould Daddah = al-Mukhtār walad Dāddah (المختار ولد داداه) |
| Premier Ministre | Prime Minister [1] |
| 23 Jun 1959 - 25 Sep 1961 |
Moktar Ould Daddah = al-Mukhtār walad Dāddah (المختار ولد داداه) |
| Président de la République = (from 4 Mar 1968) Raʾīs al-Jumhūriyya (رئيس الجمهورية) | President of the Republic |
| 25 Sep 1961 - 10 Jul 1978 |
Moktar Ould Daddah = al-Mukhtār walad Dāddah (المختار ولد داداه) |
| Raʾīs al-Lajna al-ʿAskariyya lil-Inqādh al-Waṭaniyy (رئيس اللجنة العسكرية للإنقاذ الوطني) = Président du Comité Militaire de Redressement National | President of the Military Committee of National Restoration |
| 10 Jul 1978 - 6 Apr 1979 |
al-Muṣṭafā walad Muḥammad al-Sālik (المصطفى ولد محمد السالك) = Mustapha Ould Mohamed Saleck |
| Raʾīs al-Lajna al-ʿAskariyya lil-Khalāṣ al-Waṭaniyy, Raʾīs al-Dawla (رئيس اللجنة العسكرية للخلاص الوطني، رئيس الدولة) = (to Dec 1980) Président du Comité Militaire de Salut National, Chef de l'État | President of the Military Committee for National Salvation, Head of State |
| 6 Apr 1979 - 3 Jun 1979 |
al-Muṣṭafā walad Muḥammad al-Sālik (المصطفى ولد محمد السالك) = Mustapha Ould Mohamed Saleck |
| 3 Jun 1979 - 4 Jan 1980 |
Muḥammad Maḥmūd walad Aḥmad Lūlī (محمد محمود ولد أحمد لولي) = Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Ahmed Louly |
| 4 Jan 1980 - 12 Dec 1984 |
Muḥammad Khūnā walad Haydallāh (محمد خونا ولد هيداله) = Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
| 12 Dec 1984 - 18 Apr 1992 |
Maʿāwiyya walad Sayyid Aḥmad al-Ṭāyaʿ (معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع) |
| Raʾīs al-Jumhūriyya (رئيس الجمهورية) | President of the Republic |
| 18 Apr 1992 - 3 Aug 2005 |
Maʿāwiyya walad Sayyid Aḥmad al-Ṭāyaʿ (معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع) |
| Raʾīs al-Majlis al-ʿAskariyy lil-ʿAdāla wa-l-Dīmuqrāṭiyya, Raʾīs al-Dawla (رئيس المجلس العسكري للعدالة والديمقراطية، رئيس الدولة) | President of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy, Head of State |
| 3 Aug 2005 - 19 Apr 2007 |
Iʿlī walad Muḥammad Fāl (إعلي ولد محمد فال) |
| Raʾīs al-Jumhūriyya (رئيس الجمهورية) | President of the Republic |
| 19 Apr 2007 - 6 Aug 2008 |
Sayyidī Muḥammad walad al-Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh (سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله) |
| Raʾīs al-Majlis al-Aʿlā lil-Dawla wa Raʾīs al-Dawla (رئيس المجلس الاعلى للدولة ورئيس الدولة) | President of the High Council of State and Head of State |
| 6 Aug 2008 - 15 Apr 2009 |
Muḥammad walad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (محمد ولد عبد العزيز) |
| Raʾīs Majlis al-Shuyūkh, Raʾīs al-Jumhūriyya bi-l-nīyāba (رئيس مجلس الشيوخ، رئيس الجمهورية بالنيابة) | President of the Senate, Interim President of the Republic |
| 15 Apr 2009 - 5 Aug 2009 |
Bā Māmādū al-mulaqqab Ambārī (با ممدوالملقب آمباري) |
| Raʾīs al-Jumhūriyya (رئيس الجمهورية) | President of the Republic |
| 5 Aug 2009 - 1 Aug 2019 |
Muḥammad walad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (محمد ولد عبد العزيز) |
| 1 Aug 2019 - |
Muḥammad walad al-Shaykh al-Ghazwānī (محمد ولد الشيخ الغزواني) |
