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	6 years
Inaugural holder	Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Formation	27 June 1977

This is a list of Presidents of Djibouti. Since the establishment of the office of President in 1977, there have been 2 official presidents. The President is the head of state of Djibouti and the commander-in-chief of the Djibouti Armed Forces. The current President is Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, since 1999.

List

Name		Portrait	Birth–Death	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party
• Republic of Djibouti (1977–present) •
1	Hassan Gouled Aptidon		1916–2006	1981 1987 1993	27 June 1977	8 May 1999	People's Rally for Progress
2	Ismaïl Omar Guelleh[1]		1946–	1999 2005 2011 2016	8 May 1999	Incumbent (mandate expires on 8 May 2022)	People's Rally for Progress

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

See also

• Djibouti
  • List of Prime Ministers of Djibouti
• French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI)
• French Somaliland
  • List of governors of French Somaliland
• Lists of office-holders

Notes

1. Nephew of Hassan Gouled Aptidon

External links

• World Statesmen - Djibouti