President of Mauritania
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The President of Mauritania is the country’s head of state and executive leader, responsible for guiding national policy, representing Mauritania internationally, and overseeing the functioning of government institutions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of Mauritania canonical | 4 |
| Président de la Mauritanie | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive office
ⓘ
head of state office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
|
| appointedBy | voters of Mauritania ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsAssociatedWith | Emblem of Mauritania ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument | Constitution of Mauritania ⓘ |
| country | Mauritania ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Nouakchott ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani ⓘ |
| currentHolderAssumedOffice | 1 August 2019 ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Mauritania ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Moktar Ould Daddah ⓘ |
| flagAssociatedWith | Flag of Mauritania ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Mauritania ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Armed Forces of Mauritania
ⓘ
government of Mauritania ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Mauritania
|
| nativeLabel |
President of Mauritania
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Président de la Mauritanie
رئيس موريتانيا ⓘ |
| nativeLabelLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1960 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedOnEvent | independence of Mauritania from France ⓘ |
| officeHoldersLocatedIn | Mauritania ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
African Union summits (various)
ⓘ
surface form:
African Union summits
Arab League summits ⓘ G5 Sahel ⓘ
surface form:
G5 Sahel cooperation
foreign relations of Mauritania ⓘ |
| residence | Presidential Palace in Nouakchott ⓘ |
| responsibility |
appointing members of the Government of Mauritania on proposal of the Prime Minister
ⓘ
appointing the Prime Minister of Mauritania ⓘ can submit bills to the Parliament of Mauritania ⓘ ensuring implementation of laws in Mauritania ⓘ guiding national policy of Mauritania ⓘ may call referendums in Mauritania under constitutional conditions ⓘ may declare a state of emergency under constitutional conditions ⓘ may dissolve the National Assembly of Mauritania under constitutional conditions ⓘ overseeing the functioning of government institutions in Mauritania ⓘ presiding over the Council of Ministers of Mauritania ⓘ promulgating laws in Mauritania ⓘ representing Mauritania internationally ⓘ signing and ratifying international treaties of Mauritania ⓘ |
| role |
commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Mauritania
ⓘ
head of government of Mauritania ⓘ head of state of Mauritania ⓘ |
| seat | Nouakchott ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termRenewal | renewable once consecutively under current constitution ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Président de la Mauritanie
subject surface form:
Government of Mauritania