List of presidents of Djibouti

AbbreviationPODResidencePresidential Palace, DjiboutiSeatDjiboutiTerm length5 years
renewableInaugural holderHassan Gouled AptidonFormation27 June 1977Salary1,777,200 Djiboutian francs/10,000 USD annually^[1]Websitehttps://www.presidence.dj/

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This is a list of presidents of Djibouti. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1977, there have been two presidents. 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.

Overview

The first president of Djibouti was Hassan Gouled Aptidon, one of the leaders of the Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Indépendance (LPAI), who took office on 27 June 1977, the day on which Djibouti was declared a republic.

Term limits

There was a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Djibouti. This limit was lifted in 2010.^[2]

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Republic of Djibouti (1977–present) •
1		Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916–2006)	1981 1987 1993	27 June 1977	8 May 1999	21 years, 315 days	RPP
2		Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born 1947)[a]	1999 2005 2011 2016 2021	8 May 1999	Incumbent	25 years, 7 days	RPP

Timeline

Latest election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ismaïl Omar Guelleh	People's Rally for Progress	155,291	97.30
	Zakaria Ismael Farah	MDEND	4,314	2.70
Total			159,605	100.00
Valid votes			159,605	96.81
Invalid/blank votes			5,261	3.19
Total votes			164,866	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			215,687	76.44
Source: Journal officiel

See also

• Djibouti
  • List of prime ministers of Djibouti
  • First Lady of Djibouti
• French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI)
• French Somaliland
  • List of governors of French Somaliland
• Lists of office-holders

Notes

References

External links

• World Statesmen – Djibouti