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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

1956 - Today

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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (Arabic: محمد ولد عبد العزيز, romanized: Muḥammad Wald 'Abd al-'Azīz; born 20 December 1956) is a retired Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the 8th President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019. A career soldier and high-ranking officer, he was a leading figure in the August 2005 coup that ousted President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, and later in August 2008, he led another coup, that removed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. After the 2008 coup, Mohamed became president of the High Council of State as part of what was described as a political transition leading to a new election. He resigned from that post in April 2009 in order to stand as a candidate in the July 2009 presidential election, which he won. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is the 4,948th most popular politician (up from 7,221st in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Mauritania (up from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mauritanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ranks 4,948 out of 19,576. Before him are Goujian, Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders, Emperor Kanmu, Melvin Laird, Philippa of England, and Guadalupe Victoria. After him are Ansegisel, Arthur Drewry, Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Shulgi, Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ranks 53. Before him are David Caruso, Aileen Wuornos, Afric Simone, Michael Connelly, Marc Dutroux, and Ali Asadov. After him are Michele Alboreto, Andrus Ansip, Andrius Kubilius, Anthony Bourdain, Bakir Izetbegović, and Ian Curtis.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ranks 2 out of 20. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924). After him are Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Mohamed Ould Bilal (1963), Malouma (1960), and Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mauritania

Among politicians born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ranks 2. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924). After him are Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Mohamed Ould Bilal (1963), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), and Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957).

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