The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of condolences to President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on the death of the Former President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. In his cable, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques said: "We have learned of the news of the death of the Former President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. And as we express, to Your Excellency, the family of the deceased, and the Mauritanian people, our warmest condolences, We pray to Allah the Almighty to protect you from all evil, we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.