Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (Arabic: معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘, also transliterated as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya) (born November 28, 1943) is a Mauritanian military officer and a politician. He was the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. He was also the 5th Prime Minister of Mauritania.[1]

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع
5th President of Mauritania
In office
12 December 1984 – 3 August 2005
Preceded byMohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
Succeeded byEly Ould Mohamed Vall
5th Prime Minister of Mauritania
In office
25 April 1981 – 8 March 1984
Preceded bySid Ahmed Bneijara
Succeeded byMohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
In office
12 December 1984 – 18 April 1992
Preceded byMohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
Succeeded bySidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Personal details
Born (1943-11-28) November 28, 1943 (age 80)
Atar, French Mauritania
NationalityMauritanian
Political partyDemocratic and Social Republican Party
Spouse(s)Aisha Mint Ahmed-Tolba
Military service
Branch/serviceMauritanian Army
Years of service1961–1992
RankColonel

References change

  1. Themon Djaksam, "Country profile: Mauritania"[permanent dead link], New Internationalist, October 1997.