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Mustafa Ould Salek
1936 - 2012

Mustafa Ould Salek
Col. Mustafa Ould Salek (Arabic: المصطفى ولد محمد السالك; 1936 – 18 December 2012) was the president of Mauritania from 1978 to 1979. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mustafa Ould Salek is the 13,044th most popular politician (down from 12,121st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Mauritania (down from 6th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Mauritanian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mustafa Ould Salek ranks 13,044 out of 19,576. Before him are John Wilkes, Nông Đức Mạnh, Víctor Balaguer i Cirera, Ariarathes I of Cappadocia, Walter Isaacson, and Ernst Brenner. After him are Nguyễn Thị Bình, Al-Ashraf Sha'ban, Da Ding, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Pierre Dupong, and Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Wilkes
1725 - 1797
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 13,044
Nông Đức Mạnh
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 13,045
Víctor Balaguer i Cirera
1824 - 1901
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 13,046
Ariarathes I of Cappadocia
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 13,047
Walter Isaacson
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 13,048
Ernst Brenner
1856 - 1911
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,049
Mustafa Ould Salek
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,050
Nguyễn Thị Bình
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,051
Al-Ashraf Sha'ban
1353 - 1377
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,052
Da Ding
1900 BC - 1741 BC
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,053
Appius Claudius Pulcher
150 BC - 133 BC
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,054
Pierre Dupong
1885 - 1953
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,055
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 13,056
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Mustafa Ould Salek ranks 302. Before him are Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Lino Banfi, Alex Rocco, Isacio Calleja, K Callan, and Renato Corti. After him are Ashley Cooper, Hiroo Kanamori, Joe E. Tata, Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Yuri Ilyenko, and Gábor Szabó. Among people deceased in 2012, Mustafa Ould Salek ranks 225. Before him are Émile Allais, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, Leonardo Favio, Txillardegi, R. G. Armstrong, and Florence Green. After him are Sage Stallone, Pierre Sinibaldi, Zakaria Mohieddin, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Pierre Mondy, and Kurt Adolff.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsNatalya Gorbanevskaya
WRITER
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 296
Lino Banfi
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 297
Alex Rocco
ACTOR
1936 - 2015
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 298
Isacio Calleja
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 299
K Callan
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 300
Renato Corti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2020
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 301
Mustafa Ould Salek
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 302
Ashley Cooper
TENNIS PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 303
Hiroo Kanamori
GEOLOGIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 304
Joe E. Tata
ACTOR
1936 - 2022
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 305
Julio Terrazas Sandoval
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2015
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 306
Yuri Ilyenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 307
Gábor Szabó
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1982
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 308
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsÉmile Allais
SKIER
1912 - 2012
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 219
Francisco Xavier do Amaral
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2012
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 220
Leonardo Favio
ACTOR
1938 - 2012
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 221
Txillardegi
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 222
R. G. Armstrong
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 223
Florence Green
POLITICIAN
1901 - 2012
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 224
Mustafa Ould Salek
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 225
Sage Stallone
ACTOR
1976 - 2012
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 226
Pierre Sinibaldi
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 227
Zakaria Mohieddin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 228
Luis Alberto Spinetta
SINGER
1950 - 2012
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 229
Pierre Mondy
ACTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 230
Kurt Adolff
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 231
In Mauritania
Among people born in Mauritania, Mustafa Ould Salek ranks 7 out of 20. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), and Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943). After him are Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Mohamed Ould Bilal (1963), Malouma (1960), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), and Yahya Ould Hademine (1953).
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
Yahya Ould Hademine
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 13
Among POLITICIANS In Mauritania
Among politicians born in Mauritania, Mustafa Ould Salek ranks 7. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah (1924), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956), Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (1941), Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (1956), Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), and Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943). After him are 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