Mauritanian president mohamed ould abdel aziz

President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019

In this Mauritanian name, Ould Abdel Aziz is a patronymic surname.

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (Arabic: محمد ولد عبد العزيز, romanized: Muḥammad Wald 'Abd al-'Azīz; born 20 December 1956)^[1] is a retired Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the 8th President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019.^[2]

A career soldier and high-ranking officer, he was a leading figure in the August 2005 coup that ousted President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, and later in August 2008, he led another coup, that removed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. After the 2008 coup, Mohamed became president of the High Council of State as part of what was described as a political transition leading to a new election.^[3] He resigned from that post in April 2009 in order to stand as a candidate in the July 2009 presidential election, which he won.^[4] He took office in August 2009.

Ex-Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ruled out of ...

Mauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and "illicit enrichment".

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A court in Mauritania has jailed former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for five years for corruption.

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The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was elected in 2009.

Mauritanian ex-president in court for landmark corruption trial

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz waits for the arrival of the French President at Nouakchott airport, Mauritania, July 2, 2018.

Mauritania ex-president Aziz sentenced to 5 years for corruption

Aziz, 66, was elected president in 2009 after toppling President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in a coup, and went on to lead Mauritania until 2019.

Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz jailed

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — A Mauritanian court handed down a five-year prison sentence to the country’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after finding him guilty of money laundering and self-enrichment, his attorneys said Tuesday.