The High Council of State (; ) was the supreme political body of Mauritania. It served as the country's interim government following the coup d'état which ousted the President, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on August 6, 2008. It was led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. After seizing power, it quickly pledged to hold elections "in the shortest possible period". A few days after seizing power, Ould Abdel Aziz named Mauritanian Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, as Prime Minister."Mauritanian coup leaders name PM", Al Jazeera, August 14, 2008.
On April 15, 2009, Ould Abdel Aziz resigned as President of the High Council of State in order to stand as a candidate in the upcoming presidential election. President of the Senate, Ba Mamadou Mbaré, succeeded him as head of state in an interim capacity, becoming the first black leader of Mauritania.Ahmed Mohamed, "Mauritania coup leader cedes power to seek office", Associated Press, 15 April 2009. The election took place on July 18, 2009, and Ould Abdel Aziz was elected President with 52.58% of the votes.Hademine Ould Sadi, , AFP, 19 July 2009."Communiqué du ministère de l'intérieur annonçant les résultats provisoire de l'élection présidentielle du 18 juillet 2009" , AMI, 19 July 2009 . He was sworn in on August 5, 2009., AFP, 5 August 2009.
Members PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical partyMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz20082009Military Council for Justice and DemocracyMohamed Ould GhazouaniMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyEly Ould Mohamed VallMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyAbderrahmane Ould BoubacarMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyAhmed Ould BekrineMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracySogho AlassaneMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyGhoulam Ould MohamedMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracySidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh El AlemMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyNegri FelixMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyMohamed Ould MeguettMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyMohamed Ould Mohamed ZnaguiMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyKane HamedineMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyMohamed Ould AbdiMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyAhmed Ould AmeineMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyAhmedou Bemba Ould BayeHigh Council of StateTaleb Moustapha Ould CheikhMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyMohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed LemineMilitary Council for Justice and DemocracyDia Adama OumarHigh Council of StateHanena Ould SidiHigh Council of StateMohamed Ould Cheikh Ould El HadiHigh Council of StateIsselkou Ould Cheikh El Wely.Military Council for Justice and Democracy.
See also Military Committee for National Recovery (CRMN) – Military government in 1978–79. Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN) – Military government in 1979–92. Military Council for Justice and Democracy (CMJD) – Military government in 2005–07.
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