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
Residence	Presidential Palace, Djibouti
Term length	5 years renewable
Inaugural holder	Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Formation	27 June 1977

List

No.	Portrait	President of Djibouti	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election
1		Aptidon, HassanHassan Gouled Aptidon (1916–2006)	27 June 1977	8 May 1999	21 years, 315 days	RPP	1981 1987 1993
2		Guelleh, IsmaïlIsmaïl Omar Guelleh (born 1946)	8 May 1999	Incumbent (Mandate expires 8 May 2026)	25 years, 208 days	RPP	1999 2005 2011 2016 2021

Latest election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Ismail Omar Guelleh	People's Rally for Progress	112,258	86.68
Omar Elmi Khaireh	Union for National Salvation	9,474	7.32
Mohamed Daoud Chehem	Union for National Salvation	2,959	2.28
Mohamed Moussa Ali	Independent	1,982	1.53
Hassan Idriss Ahmed	Independent	1,805	1.39
Djama Abdourahman Djama	Independent	1,029	0.79
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total			100
Registered voters/turnout		187,090
Source: Yeclo

Other websites

• World Statesmen - Djibouti