Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall | |
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إعلي ولد محمد فال | |
| Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy | |
| In office 3 August 2005 – 19 April 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
| Succeeded by | Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 Nouakchott, Colonial Mauritania |
| Died | 5 May 2017 (aged 63–64) Zouérat, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania |
| Political party | Sûreté Nationale |
| Spouse | Um Kalthoum Mint Annah |
Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (Arabic: إعلي ولد محمد فال I‘lī Wald Muḥammad Fāl; 1953 – 5 May 2017) was a Mauritanian political and military figure. Following a coup d'état in August 2005, he served as the transitional military leader of Mauritania until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government.