Ould is an English surname and an Arabic name ( ar, ولد). In some Arabic dialects, particularly

Hassaniya Arabic Hassānīya ( ar, حسانية '; also known as , , , , and ''Maure'') is a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken by Mauritanian Arabs and the Sahrawi. It was spoken by the Beni Ḥassān Bedouin tribes, who extended their authority over most of M ...

, ولد‎ (the

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

, meaning "son of") is transliterated as Ould. Most

Mauritanians This article is about the demographic features of the population of Mauritania ( ar, التركيبة السكانية في موريتانيا), including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, re ...

have

patronymic surnames A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

. Notable people with this surname include:

English surname

Edward Ould Edward Augustus Lyle Ould (1852–1909) was an English architect. Ould was a son of the rector of Tattenhall, Cheshire. He became a pupil of the Chester architect John Douglas and in 1886 he joined in partnership with the Liverpool architect G ...

(1852–1909), English architect *

Fielding Ould Sir Fielding Ould (1710–29 November 1789) was an Irish doctor and medical writer. Ould was the son of British Army Captain Abraham Ould (1689–1715) and a Miss Shawe of Galway, in which city he was born. He studied in Paris and settled in Go ...

(1710–1789), Irish doctor *

Johnny Ould John Christopher Ould (born 19 May 1940) is a British boxer. He fought as Johnny Ould. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. In his first fight, he lost to Petar Spasov of Bulgaria by decision in the Roun ...

(born 1940), British boxer *

Robert Ould Robert Ould (January 31, 1820 – December 15, 1882) was a lawyer who served as a Confederate official during the American Civil War. From 1862 to 1865 he was the Confederate agent of exchange for prisoners of war under the Dix–Hill Cartel. ...

(1820–1882), American lawyer

Arabic name

Ahmed Ould Bouceif Lt. Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif ( ar, أحمد ولد بوسيف, 1934 – 27 May 1979) was a Mauritanian military and political leader. In April 1979, he seized power in a coup d'état together with Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah and other offic ...

(1934–1979), Mauritanian military and political leader *

Ahmed Ould Daddah Ahmed Ould Daddah ( ar, أحمد ولد داده, born 7 August 1942Marwane ben Yahmed"Les vérités d’Ahmed Ould Daddah", '' Jeuneafrique.com'', February 18, 2007 .) is a Mauritanian economist and a politician. He is a half-brother of Moktar ...

(born 1942), Mauritanian economist, politician and civil servant *

Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (born August 11, 1949
at AMI website .) is a Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (1939 – after 16 March 1981) was a Mauritanian military and political leader and acting Prime Minister of Mauritania between 28 and 31 May 1979. Biography He took part in coup d'état that overthrew Mustafa Ould Salek ...

Sidi (1939–1981), Mauritanian military and political leader *

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah ( ar, أحمدو ولد عبد الله) (born November 21, 1940) is a Mauritanian diplomat who was a senior United Nations official. Background Ould-Abdallah was born on November 21, 1940, in Mauritania. He graduated fr ...

(born 1940), Mauritanian diplomat who *

Bilal Ould-Chikh Bilal Ould-Chikh (born 28 July 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Volendam. Club career Born in Roosendaal, Netherlands, Ould-Chikh joined the youth system at Willem II in 2011, before moving to ...

(born 1997), Dutch football player *

Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna ( ar, شيخ العافية ولد محمد خونة; born 1956) is a Mauritanian political figure. He was the 7th Prime Minister of Mauritania from January 2, 1996, to December 18, 1997, Minister of Foreign Affa ...

(born 1956), Mauritanian political figure *

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall ( ar, 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 ...

Mohamed Vall (1953–2017), Mauritanian political and military figure *

Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya (born 17 March 1961) is a Mauritanian politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Mauritania from 5 August 2019 to 6 August 2020. He headed the Ministry of Housing, Town Planning and Regional Development ...

(born 1961), Mauritanian politician *

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed ( ar, إسماعيل ولد الشيخ أحمد; born 9 November 1960, in Nouakchott) is a Mauritanian diplomat and politician. He served as a United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen and was therefore head of the Office ...

(born 1960), Mauritanian diplomat and politician *

Mahfouz Ould al-Walid Mahfouz Ould al-Walid (Arabic: محفوظ ولد الوالد), kunya Abu Hafs al-Mauritani ( ar, أبو حفص الموريتاني), is a Mauritanian Islamic scholar and poet previously associated with al-Qaeda. A veteran of the Soviet–Afgh ...

, Mauritanian Islamic scholar and poet previously associated with al-Qaeda *

Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir (Arabic: محمد الشيخ ولد امخيطير ) is a Mauritanian blogger who was a political prisoner from 2014 to 2019. He was sentenced to death after he wrote an article critical of Islam and the caste system ...

, Mauritanian blogger and political prisoner *

Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Ret. Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah ( ar, محمد خونا ولد هيداله ''Muḥammad Khouna Wald Haidallah'') (born 1940) was the head of state of Mauritania (Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation, CMSN) from 4 Janu ...

(born 1940), head of state of Mauritania *

Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed ( ar, محمد لامين ولد أحمد; born 1947) is a Sahrawi politician, writer and member of the Polisario Front. Since January 2012, he is the Minister of Health of the Sahrawi Republic. Born in Smara and b ...

(born 1947), Sahrawi politician, writer and member of the Polisario Front *

Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig ( ar, محمد الأمين ولد جيج; born July 1, 1959) is a Mauritanian academic and political figure. He was the 8th Prime Minister of Mauritania from December 18, 1997 to November 16, 1998 (11 months). Guig was the ...

(born 1959), Mauritanian academic and political figure *

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly Lt. Col. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly ( ar, محمد محمود ولد أحمد لولي‎; 1 January 1943 – 16 March 2019) was the President of Mauritania and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation The Military Committee f ...

(1943–2019), Mauritanian politician *

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ( ar, محمد ولد عبد العزيز ''Muḥammad Wald 'Abd al-'Azīz''; born 20 December 1956) is a former Mauritanian politician who was the 8th List of heads of state of Mauritania, President of Mauritania, in of ...

(born 1956), Mauritanian politician *

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani ( ar, محمد ولد الشيخ محمد أحمد ولد الغزواني; born 4 December 1956), also known as Ghazouani and Ould Ghazouani, is a Mauritanian politician and retired Mauritanian A ...

(born 1956) *

Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir ( ar, محمد سالم ولد البشير) is a Mauritanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Mauritania from 2018 to 2019, following the resignation of his predecessor, Yahya Ould Hademine, and his governme ...

, Mauritanian politician *

Moktar Ould Daddah Moktar Ould Daddah ( ar, مختار ولد داداه, Mukhtār Wald Dāddāh; December 25, 1924 – October 14, 2003) was a Mauritanian politician who led the country after it gained its independence from France. Daddah served as the country's ...

(1924–2003), Mauritanian politician *

Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf ( ar, مولاي ولد محمد لغظف) (born 1957) served as the Prime Minister of Mauritania from August 2008 until August 2014.Mustafa Ould Salek Col. Mustafa Ould Salek ( ar, المصطفى ولد محمد السالك; ‎ 1936 – 18 December 2012) was the President of Mauritania from 1978 through 1979. Biography Mustafa Ould Salek was appointed army commander by longtime Presid ...

(1936–2012), Mauritanian politician *

Myriam Ould-Braham Myriam Ould-Braham (born January 1982) is a French ballet dancer. After joining the Paris Opera Ballet in 1999, she became a ''première danseuse'' (principal) in 2005 and was elevated to the rank of ''étoile'' (star) in 2012. Early life Born in ...

(born 1982), French ballet dancer *

Noureddine Ould Ali Noureddine Ould Ali ( ar, نور الدين ولد علي; born 23 June 1972) is an Algerian football coach who was most recently the manager of the Palestine national football team. Early life Ould Ali was born in Bab El Oued, a suburb of the c ...

(born 1972), Algerian football coach *

Omar Ould Hamaha Omar Ould Hamaha (or ''Oumar Ould Hamaha'', ''Hakka''; 5 July 1963 – March 8, 2014) was an Islamist militia commander from Northern Mali. During the 2012 Northern Mali conflict he became known alternatively as the spokesman and chief of staff f ...

(1963–2014), Mali Islamist militia commander *

Saleh Ould Hanenna Saleh Ould Hanenna (born 1965 or 1966) is a former Mauritanian soldier and political figure. Ould Hanenna served in the Mauritanian Army and rose to the rank of Major before being dismissed in 2000. In June 2003, he led an 2003 Mauritanian coup d'� ...

(1965–1966), Mauritanian soldier and political figure * Sghair Ould M'Bareck (born 1954), Mauritanian politician *

Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947 – 30 August 2017) was the 4th Prime Minister of Mauritania from December 12, 1980 to April 25, 1981. Biography He had a short term as the governor of Central Bank of Mauritania in summer 1978. He was first appointe ...

(1947–2017), Mauritanian politician *

Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد بوبكر; born 31 May 1957)
Agence Mauritanienne d'Informa ...

(born 1957), Mauritanian politician *

Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله‎; 193822 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. He served in the government during the 1970s ...

(born 1938), Mauritanian politician *

Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef ( ar, يحيى ولد أحمد الواقف; born 1960
as Prime Minister, Agence Mauritanienne d'Inform ...

(born 1960), Mauritanian politician *

Yahya Ould Hademine Yahya Ould Hademine ( ar, يحي ولد حدمين; born December 31, 1953) is a Mauritanian engineer and politician who served as Defence Minister of Mauritania. He served as the Prime Minister of Mauritania from August 21, 2014. to October 29, 2 ...

(born 1953), Mauritanian engineer and politician *

Zeine Ould Zeidane Zeine Ould Zeidane ( ar, الزين ولد زيدان) (born 1966)
Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, April 21, 2007 .

(born 1966), Mauritanian economist and politician * Zinédine Ould Khaled (born 2000), French football player

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