Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Author and former Guantánamo detainee
Mohamedou Ould Slahi is a Mauritanian author who wrote Guantánamo Diary while held at Guantánamo Bay without charge.
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Mauritanian Born 1970 in Rosso, Mauritania
About Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was born in Rosso, Mauritania. He was held at Guantánamo Bay for many years without being charged, and he was released in 2016. He wrote Guantánamo Diary in 2005 while in custody. The US government declassified the manuscript with redactions in 2012, and it was published in January 2015 and became an international bestseller. The book was later adapted into the film The Mauritanian (2021). He has since written a novel, The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga, and received the PAX Peace Prize in 2022.