Government of Mokhtar Ould Djay

Government of Mokhtar Ould Djay

19th Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
2024-present
Date formed6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
People and organisations
PresidentMohamed Ould Ghazouani
Prime MinisterMokhtar Ould Djay
No. of ministers32[a]
Member parties  El Insaf
  AND
  El Islah
  UDP (since 2025)
Status in legislatureMajority coalition government
129 / 176 (73%)
Opposition parties  Tewassoul
  Sawab–RAG
  AJD/MR
  Hope Mauritania
  State of Justice
  Alliance of People's Forces (since 2024)
History
Election2024 Mauritanian presidential election
Legislature term10th National Assembly of Mauritania
PredecessorOuld Bilal III

The government of Mokhtar Ould Djay is the 19th Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania,[1] in office since 6 August 2024. It is a coalition between El Insaf, the National Democratic Alliance and El Islah, with the Union for Democracy and Progress also joining the cabinet on 18 September 2025 after a partial reshuffle.[2]

Background

The government was formed after Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal resigned with his government on 2 August 2024 in the aftermath of the 2024 Mauritanian presidential election,[3] with Ould Djay being nominated by President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani hours later.[1]

Ould Djay received his duties from Mohamed Ould Bilal on 5 August 2024 after meeting with Ould Ghazouani.[4] Later that day the Presidency of the Republic announced the Ministers in positions related to the Presidency.[5][6][7][8]

The members of the cabinet were officially announced on 6 August 2024.[9]

A partial reshuffle took place on 18 September 2025.[10][11]

Ministers

Cabinet members
Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister2 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic5 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister in charge of the Office of the President of the Republic
Nany Ould Chrougha
5 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister Counsellor at the Presidency of the Republic
Mohamed Ould Ethmane
5 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Minister Counsellor at the Presidency of the Republic
Aissata Ba Yahya
5 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister Counsellor at the Presidency of the Republic
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Boya
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister in charge of the General Secretariat of the Government
Moctar Al Housseynou Lam
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Youth, Sports and Public Service
Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Louly
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Vocational Training, Handicrafts and Trades6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Justice
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Boya
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Mohamed Ould Soueidatt
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad
Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Defense and Pensioners’ Affairs and Sons of Martyrs
Hanena Ould Sidi
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of the Interior, Decentralization and Local Development
Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education
Sidi Yahya Ould Lemrabott
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
El Vadil Ould Sidaty Ould Ahmed Louly
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Economy and Finance[b]
Sid’Ahmed Ould Bouh
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Minister of Economic Affairs and Development
Abdellahi Ould Souleymane Ould Cheikh Sidiya
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Finance
Codioro Moussa N’Guenore
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Education and Educational Reform
Houda Mint Babah
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Yacoub Ould Moine
6 August 2024Incumbent AND
Minister of Health
Abdallahi Ould Wedih
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Ely Ould Mahmoud
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Public Service and Labour
Mohamed Ould Soueidatt
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Mariem Mint Boidiel Ould Houmeid
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Digital Transformation and Modernization of the Administration
Ahmed Salem Ould Ebode
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Energy and Oil[12]
Mohamed Ould Khaled
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Mines and Industry[13]
Tijani Thiam
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Fisheries, Maritime and Port Infrastructure
El Vadil Ould Siddaty
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Mokhtar Ahmed Ould Bousseif
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
Memme Ould Beibatte
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Sidi Ahmed Ould Bouh
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Livestock
Mokhtar Ould Gaguih
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Sidi Ahmed Ould Mohamed
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Ministry of State Property, Heritage, and Land Reform[c]
Mokhtar Ahmed Ould Bousseif
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
Mamadou Niang
18 September 2025Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Trade and Tourism
Zeinebou Mint Ahmednah
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Housing, Urban Planning, and Land Use Planning[d]
Mamadou Niang
6 August 202418 September 2025 El Insaf
18 September 2025Incumbent UDP
Minister of Equipment and Transport
Ely Ould El Veirick
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Culture, Arts, Communication and Relations with Parliament
Houssein Ould Medou
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Social Action, Children and Families
Safiya Mint Ntahah
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development6 August 2024Incumbent El Islah
Government Spokesperson
Government Spokesperson
Houssein Ould Medou
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister Delegate
Minister Delegate in charge of Decentralization and Local Development[e]
Yacoub Ould Salem Vall
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf
Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget[f]
Ankimour Kodero Harouna
6 August 2024Incumbent El Insaf

Notes

  1. ^ Does not include the Prime Minister.
  2. ^ The Ministry of Economy and Finance was split on 18 September 2025 into the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development and the Ministry of Finance.
  3. ^ Until 18 September 2025, the ministry was known as the Minister of Lands, State Property and Land Reform.
  4. ^ Until 18 September 2025, the ministry was known as the Minister of Land Reform, Housing and Urban Planning.
  5. ^ The Minister is delegate to the Minister of the Interior, Promotion of Decentralization and Local Development.
  6. ^ The Minister is delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance.

References

  1. ^ a b "ولد غزواني يعين ولد اجاي وزيرا أول" [Ghazouani appoints Ould Djay as Prime Minister] (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ Media, Sahara (19 September 2025). "Mauritanie : Premier remaniement ministériel partiel du gouvernement du second mandat du président Ghazouani". Saharamedias FR (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ^ "ولد بلال يقدم استقالة حكومته لولد الغزواني" [Ould Bilal submits the resignation of his government to Ould Ghazouani] (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "ولد اجاي يستلم مهامه رسميا من سلفه ولد بلال" [Ould Djay officially receives his duties from his predecessor Ould Bilal] (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Appointment of the Minister as Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic". Mauritanian News Agency. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Appointment of a Minister Counsellor at the Presidency of the Republic". Mauritanian News Agency. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Appointment of the Minister in Charge of the Office of the President of the Republic". Mauritanian News Agency. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Appointment of a Minister Counsellor at the Presidency of the Republic". Mauritanian News Agency. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ^ "رئاسة الجمهورية تعلن التشكيلة الحكومية الجديدة" [The Presidency of the Republic announces the new government formation] (in Arabic). Mauritanian News Agency. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Partial Government Reshuffle". Mauritanian News Agency. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Presidential Decree Appointing Minister-Counselor at Presidency of Republic". Mauritanian News Agency. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. ^ https://taqas.net/en/mauritania-the-government-separates-the-energy-and-mineral-sectors/
  13. ^ https://taqas.net/en/mauritania-the-government-separates-the-energy-and-mineral-sectors/
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