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.

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.<ref name="termlimits">Template:Cite web</ref>

List of officeholders

Political parties

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Elected	Term of office			Political party Template:Small
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Republic of Djibouti (1977–present) •
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1		Hassan Gouled Aptidon Template:Small	1981 1987 1993	27 June 1977	8 May 1999	Template:Ayd	RPP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2		Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1999 2005 2011 2016 2021	8 May 1999	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	RPP Template:Small

Timeline

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Latest election

Template:Main {{#section-h:2021 Djiboutian presidential election|Results}}

See also

• History of Djibouti
• Politics of 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

External links

• World Statesmen – Djibouti