List of Presidents of Djibouti

President of the
Republic of Djibouti
Coat of Arms
Incumbent
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

since 8 May 1999
Residence Presidential Palace, Djibouti
Term length 5 years renewable
Inaugural holder Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Formation 27 June 1977
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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 official 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.

List

President of DjiboutiTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyElection
1
Aptidon, HassanHassan Gouled Aptidon
(1916–2006)
27 June 19778 May 199921 years, 315 daysRPP1981
1987
1993
2
Guelleh, IsmaïlIsmaïl Omar Guelleh[2]
(born 1946)
(mandate expires on 8 May 2022)
8 May 1999Incumbent19 years, 157 daysRPP1999
2005
2011
2016

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

See also

Notes

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