List of presidents of Djibouti

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.

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
Salary10,000 USD annually[1]
Websitehttps://www.presidence.dj/
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List of officeholders
№ 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)		 1977
1981
1987
1993		 27 June 1977 8 May 1999 21 years, 315 days RPP
2 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
(born 1946)[lower-alpha 1]		 1999
2005
2011
2016		 8 May 1999 Incumbent 21 years, 277 days RPP

Latest election
Main article: 2016 Djiboutian presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Ismaïl 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.

References
  1. "Tables turned at Djibouti corruption trial". 29 October 2015.
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