POLITICIAN
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
1956 - Today

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani (Arabic: محمد ولد الشيخ محمد أحمد ولد الغزواني; born 4 December 1956), also known as Ghazouani and Ould Ghazouani, is a Mauritanian politician and retired army general who has been the 9th President of Mauritania since 2019, and the 22nd chairperson of the African Union from February 2024 until February 2025. Ghazouani is a former general-director of National Security and former chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Mauritania (2008–2018). He was defense minister of Mauritania from October 2018 to March 2019. At that time a close ally of his predecessor Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, he was elected president of Mauritania on 22 June 2019 following the 2019 presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is the 5,982nd most popular politician (down from 5,332nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Mauritania (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mauritanian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani by language
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 5,982 out of 19,576. Before him are Dino Grandi, Manuel I of Trebizond, Takelot II, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, and Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. After him are Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Marcus Livius Drusus, Chungmok of Goryeo, Neferneferure, Michael I Apafi, and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDino Grandi
1895 - 1988
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 5,978
Manuel I of Trebizond
1218 - 1263
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 5,979
Takelot II
900 BC - 825 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 5,980
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
1905 - 1982
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 5,981
Magnus, Duke of Holstein
1540 - 1583
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 5,982
Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
1752 - 1828
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,983
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,984
Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha
1637 - 1691
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,985
Marcus Livius Drusus
200 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,986
Chungmok of Goryeo
1337 - 1348
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,987
Neferneferure
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,988
Michael I Apafi
1632 - 1690
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,989
Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria
1870 - 1902
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 5,990
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 65. Before him are Ian Curtis, Imelda Staunton, Almazbek Atambayev, La Toya Jackson, Hal Finney, and Joan Allen. After him are Jan Peter Balkenende, Milan Babić, Iveta Radičová, El Risitas, Georg Gänswein, and Catherine Ashton.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsIan Curtis
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1980
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 59
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 60
Almazbek Atambayev
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 61
La Toya Jackson
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 62
Hal Finney
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - 2014
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 63
Joan Allen
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 64
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 65
Jan Peter Balkenende
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 66
Milan Babić
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2006
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 67
Iveta Radičová
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 68
El Risitas
ACTOR
1956 - 2021
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 69
Georg Gänswein
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 70
Catherine Ashton
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 71
In Mauritania
Among people born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 4 out of 20. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), and Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941). After him are 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).
Others born in Mauritania
Go to all RankingsMoktar Ould Daddah
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2003
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 2
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 3
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 4
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 5
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 6
Mustafa Ould Salek
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 7
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 8
Abderrahmane Sissako
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 9
Mohamed Ould Bilal
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 10
Malouma
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 11
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Mauritania
Among politicians born in Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ranks 4. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), and Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941). After him are 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).
Moktar Ould Daddah
1924 - 2003
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 2
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 3
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 4
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
1938 - 2020
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 5
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
1943 - 2019
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 6
Mustafa Ould Salek
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 7
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 8
Mohamed Ould Bilal
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 9
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 10
Yahya Ould Hademine
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 11
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 12