Mu'awiya al-Taya معاوية الطايع
Al-Taya in 2003
5th President of Mauritania
In office 12 December 1984 – 3 August 2005
Preceded by	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
Succeeded by	Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
5th Prime Minister of Mauritania
In office 25 April 1981 – 8 March 1984
Preceded by	Sid'Ahmed Bneijara
Succeeded by	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
In office 12 December 1984 – 18 April 1992
Preceded by	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
Succeeded by	Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Personal details
Born	(1943-11-28) November 28, 1943 (age 81) Atar, French Mauritania
Nationality	Mauritanian
Political party	Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS)
Spouse(s)	Aisha Mint Ahmed-Tolba
Military service
Branch/service	Mauritanian Army
Years of service	1961–1992
Rank	Colonel

Mu'awiya Ould Sid'Ahmed al-Taya (Arabic: معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, romanized: Muʿāwiya Walad Sayyidī Aḥmad al-Ṭāyaʿ; 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 from April 1981 to March 1984 and then from December 1984 to April 1992.^[1]

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