List of heads of state of the Comoros

President of the Union of the Comoros
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Incumbent Azali Assoumani since 26 May 2016
Term length	5 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Ali Soilih
Formation	27 October 1977
Deputy	Vice President of the Comoros

The following is a list of heads of state of the Comoros, since the country gained independence from France in 1975.

Heads of State of the Comoros (1975–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
State of the Comoros	Independence from France
(État Comorien)
6 July 1975 to 7 July 1975		Ahmed Abdallah (1919-1989), President of the Government	UDC	1st Term. Deposed in a coup d'état
7 July 1975 to 3 August 1975		Ahmed Abdallah (1919-1989), Head of State
3 August 1975 to 10 August 1975		Said Mohamed Jaffar (1918-1993), Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution	UNF
10 August 1975 to 3 January 1976		Said Mohamed Jaffar (1918-1993), Chairman of the National Executive Council
3 January 1976 to 28 October 1977		Ali Soilih (1937-1978), Head of State	RDPC
28 October 1977 to 13 May 1978		Ali Soilih (1937-1978), President		Deposed in a coup d'état
13 May 1978 to 23 May 1978		Said Atthoumani, Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate	UNF
Federal and Islamic Republic of the Comoros
(République fédérale islamique des Comores)
(Jumhuriyat al-Qumur al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah)
23 May 1978 to 22 July 1978		Ahmed Abdallah (1919-1989), Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate	UDC	2nd Term
		Mohamed Ahmed (1917-1984), Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate	UDC
22 July 1978 to 3 October 1978		Ahmed Abdallah (1919-1989), Co-Chairman of the Directorate	UDC	2nd Term
		Mohamed Ahmed (1917-1984), Co-Chairman of the Directorate	UDC
3 October 1978 to 25 October 1978		Ahmed Abdallah (1919-1989), Chairman of the Directorate	UDC	2nd Term
25 October 1978 to 26 November 1989		Ahmed Abdallah (1919-1989), President	UDC/UCP	2nd Term; Assassinated
26 November 1989 to 27 November 1989		Haribon Chebani, Provisional President	UCP	Deposed in a coup d'état
27 November 1989 to 20 March 1990		Said Mohamed Djohar (1918-2006), Acting President	UCP/RDR
20 March 1990 to 29 September 1995		Said Mohamed Djohar (1918-2006), President		1st Term; Deposed in a coup d'état
29 September 1995 to 2 October 1995		Combo Ayouba (1953-2010), Coordinator of the Transitional Military Committee	Mil
2 October 1995 to 5 October 1995		Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim (1936-1998), Acting President	UNDC	1st Term
		Said Ali Kemal, Acting President	CHUMA
5 October 1995 to 26 January 1996		Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed (1948-), Interim President	RDR
26 January 1996 to 25 March 1996		Said Mohamed Djohar (1918-2006), President	RDR	2nd Term
25 March 1996 to 6 November 1998		Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim (1936-1998), President	RND	2nd Term; Died in office
6 November 1998 to 30 April 1999		Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde (1933-2004), Interim President	n-p	Deposed in a coup d'état
30 April 1999 to 6 May 1999		Azali Assoumani, Chief of Staff of the National Development Army	Mil	1st Term
6 May 1999 to 23 December 2000		Azali Assoumani, Head of State		1st Term
Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores)
الاتحاد القمر (Udzima wa Komori)
23 December 2000 to 21 January 2001		Azali Assoumani, Head of State	Mil	1st Term
21 January 2001 to 26 May 2001		Hamada Madi Bolero (1965-), Interim President	PRC
26 May 2001 to 26 May 2006		Azali Assoumani, President	CRC	2nd Term
26 May 2006 to 26 May 2011		Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi (1958), President	BM
26 May 2011 to 26 May 2016		Ikililou Dhoinine (1962), President	BM
26 May 2016 to present (mandate expires on 26 May 2021)		Azali Assoumani (1959-), President	CRC	3rd Term

Affiliations

• UDC - Comorian Democratic Union
• UNF - United National Front
• RDPC - Democratic Assembly of the Comoran People
• UCP - Comorian Union for Progress
• RDR - Rally for Democracy and Renewal
• UNDC - National Union for Democracy in the Comoros
• CHUMA - Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party
• RND - National Rally for Development (renamed UNDC)
• PRC - Republican Party of the Comoros
• CRC - Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros
• BM - Baobab Movement
• Mil - Military
• n-p - Nonpartisan

Latest election

Main article: Comorian presidential election, 2016

See also

• Comoros
  • List of sultans on the Comoros
  • List of colonial heads of the Comoros
  • List of heads of government of the Comoros
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen - Comoros