Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله | |
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7th President of Mauritania | |
In office 19 April 2007 – 6 August 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Zeine Ould Zeidane Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef |
Preceded by | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (as Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy) |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (as President of the High Council of State) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1938 Lamden, Aleg, Brakna, French Mauritania |
Died | 22 November 2020 Nouakchott, Mauritania | (aged 81–82)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Khatou Mint El Boukhari[1] |
Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (Arabic: سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله; 1938[2] – 22 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician. He was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008.[3] He was removed from office in a military coup d'état on August 6, 2008.[4]