Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (Arabic: أحمد سليم ولد سيدي, 1939 – 26 March 1981)[1] was a Mauritanian military officer and political leader and acting Prime Minister of Mauritania between 28 and 31 May 1979.
On 31 May 1979, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla replaced him and started to gather all political power in his hands.
Ould Sidi remained Vice-president and Chief of Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN) until the beginning of 1980, when Ould Haidalla eliminated all potential counter candidates.
Soon he joined the Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania (AMD), connected to former President Moktar Ould Daddah.
The coup failed and encouraged the President to take a harder course and abandon civil rule.