List of presidents of Djibouti

This is a list of presidents of Djibouti. The office of president was established in 1977. There have been two official presidents since then. The president is both head of state and head of government of Djibouti and the commander-in-chief of the Djibouti Armed Forces. The current president is Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, since 1999.

President of the
Republic of Djibouti
Incumbent
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

since 8 May 1999
ResidencePresidential Palace, Djibouti
Term length5 years renewable
Inaugural holderHassan Gouled Aptidon
Formation27 June 1977

List

No. President of DjiboutiTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyElection
1
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Aptidon, HassanHassan Gouled Aptidon
(1916–2006)
27 June 19778 May 199921 years, 315 daysRPP1981
1987
1993
2
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Guelleh, IsmaïlIsmaïl Omar Guelleh[2]
(born 1946)
8 May 1999Incumbent (Mandate expires 8 May 2026)24 years, 10 daysRPP1999
2005
2011
2016
2021

Latest election

Candidate Party Votes %
Ismail Omar GuellehPeople's Rally for Progress112,25886.68
Omar Elmi KhairehUnion for National Salvation9,4747.32
Mohamed Daoud ChehemUnion for National Salvation2,9592.28
Mohamed Moussa AliIndependent1,9821.53
Hassan Idriss AhmedIndependent1,8051.39
Djama Abdourahman DjamaIndependent1,0290.79
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout187,090
Source: Yeclo

Notes

  1. Nephew of Hassan Gouled Aptidon
  2. Nephew of Hassan Gouled Aptidon

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