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.

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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

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National Assembly of Mauritania canDissolveBy President of Mauritania
Parliament of Mauritania canBeDissolvedBy President of Mauritania
President of Mauritania nativeLabel President of Mauritania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Président de la Mauritanie
Constitution of Mauritania establishesOffice President of Mauritania
government of Mauritania executivePowerExercisedBy President of Mauritania
subject surface form: Government of Mauritania