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Chairmen of the Navajo Nation
Navajo flag.svg
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Great Seal of the Navajo Nation
Residence Window Rock, AZ
Term length Four years. No term limits.
Constituting instrument Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868
Inaugural holder Chee Dodge
Formation 1923
Final holder Leonard Haskie
Abolished 1991

The Chairmen of the Navajo Nation was the head of the government at the formation of the Tribal Council and the government entity to interact with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Officeholders

# Image Name Term started Term ended Vice Chairman of the Navajo Nation
1 Chee Dodge 1923 1928
2 Deshna Chischillige 1928 1932 Maxwell Yazzie
3 Thomas Dodge 1932 1936 Marcus Kanuho
4 Henry Taliman, Sr. 1937 1938 Roy Kinsel
5 Jacob C. Morgan 1938 1942 Howard Gorman
6 Chee Dodge 1942 1946 Sam Ahkeah
7 Sam Ahkeah 1946 1954 Chee Dodge (Died before taking office)

Zealy Tso - appointed (1946-1950) John Claw (1951-1952) Adolph Maloney (1952-1954)

8 Paul Jones 1955 1963 Scott Preston
9 Raymon Nakai 1963 1970 Nelson Damon
10 Peter MacDonald 1971 1982 Wilson Skeet (1971-1979)

Frank E. Paul (1979-1982)

11 Peterson Zah 1983 1987 Edward T. Begay
12 Peter MacDonald 1987 1989 Johnny R. Thompson
13 Leonard Haskie 1989 1991 Irvin Billy

See also

  • Vice President of the Navajo Nation
  • Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council
  • The Navajo Nation Council
  • Navajo Nation presidential election, 2006
  • Navajo Nation presidential election, 2010
  • Navajo Nation presidential election, 2015
  • Navajo Nation presidential election, 2018
  • Navajo Nation presidential election, 2022
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