El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed

El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed (also known as El Uali, El-Wali, Luali or Lulei; Arabic: الوالي مصطفى السيد; 1949 – 9 June 1976) was a Sahrawi nationalist leader, co-founder and second Secretary-General of the Polisario Front.

El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed
الوالي مصطفى السيد
1st President of the Sahrawi Republic
In office
29 February 1976  9 June 1976
Prime MinisterMohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMohamed Abdelaziz
Personal details
Born1949
Bir Lehlou, Spanish Sahara, Spanish West Africa or Agyeiyimat, French West Africa
Died9 June 1976 (aged 2627)
Inchiri Region, Mauritania
Political partyPOLISARIO
Alma materMohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Military service
Battles/warsWestern Sahara War
  • Second Battle of Amgala
  • Nouakchott raid (1976)  
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