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President of the
Union of the Comoros
قائمة رؤساء جزر القمر
Président de l'Union des Comores
Seal of the Comoros.svg
Fumio Kishida and Azali Assoumani before the funeral of Shinzo Abe (1) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Azali Assoumani

since 3 April 2019
Term length 5 years, renewable once.
Inaugural holder Ahmed Abdallah (State of the Comoros; First president of the Federal and Islamic Republic of the Comoros)
Ali Soilih (State of the Comoros; First president)
Azali Assoumani (Union of the Comoros)
Formation 27 October 1977
Succession Line of succession
Deputy Abolished, Vice-President of the Comoros
Salary 53,557,291 Comorian francs/117,060 USD annually


This article lists the heads of state of the Comoros, since the country gained independence from France in 1975.

Term limits

A new constitution, approved in the 2018 constitutional referendum allows the president to run for two consecutive five-year terms. Previously during the time of Union of the Comoros, there was a one-term rotational system in place to share the presidency between Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Title Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
/ComorosState of the Comoros (État Comorien)
1
Ahmed Abdallah
Ahmed Abdallah
(1919–1989)
President of the Government
(until 7 July 1975)
Head of State
6 July 1975 3 August 1975 28 days UDC
2
Said Mohamed Jaffar
Said Mohamed Jaffar
(1918–1993)
Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution
(until 10 August 1975)
Chairman of the National Executive Council
3 August 1975 3 January 1976 153 days RDPC
3
Ali Soilih
Ali Soilih
(1937–1978)
Head of State
(until 28 October 1977)
President
3 January 1976 13 May 1978 2 years, 130 days RDPC
4
Said Atthoumani
Said Atthoumani Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate 13 May 1978 23 May 1978 10 days Independent
Comoros/Comoros/ComorosFederal and Islamic Republic of the Comoros
(République fédérale islamique des Comores) (Jumhuriyat al-Qumur al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah)
Ahmed Abdallah & Mohamed Ahmed
Ahmed Abdallah & Mohamed Ahmed
(1919–1989) (1917–1984)
Co-Chairmen of the Politico-Military Directorate
(until 22 July 1978)
Co-Chairmen of the Directorate
23 May 1978 3 October 1978 133 days UDC
(1)
Ahmed Abdallah
Ahmed Abdallah
(1919–1989)
Chairman of the Directorate
(until 25 October 1978)
President
3 October 1978 26 November 1989 † 11 years, 54 days UDC
Said Mohamed Djohar
Said Mohamed Djohar
(1919–2006)
Acting
Acting President 27 November 1989 20 March 1990 113 days UDC
5
Said Mohamed Djohar
Said Mohamed Djohar
(1919–2006)
President 20 March 1990 29 September 1995 5 years, 193 days UCP
6
Combo Ayouba
Combo Ayouba
(c. 1952–2010)
Coordinator of the Transitional Military Committee 29 September 1995 2 October 1995 3 days Military
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim & Said Ali Kemal
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim & Said Ali Kemal
Acting
(1936–1998) (1938–2020)
Acting President 2 October 1995 5 October 1995 3 days National Union for Democracy (Comoros)
Party of Unity and Fraternity of the Islands
Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
(born 1949)
Acting
Interim President 5 October 1995 26 January 1996 113 days Rally for Democracy and Renewal
(5)
Said Mohamed Djohar
Said Mohamed Djohar
(1919–2006)
President 26 January 1996 25 March 1996 59 days Rally for Democracy and Renewal
6
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
(1936–1998)
President 25 March 1996 6 November 1998 † 2 years, 226 days Rally for Democracy and Renewal
Tadjidine Massounde
Tadjidine Massounde
(1933–2004)
Acting
Interim President 6 November 1998 30 April 1999 175 days Independent
7
Azali Assoumani
Colonel
Azali Assoumani
(born 1959)
Chief of Staff of the National Development Army
(until 6 May 1999)
Head of State
30 April 1999 23 December 2001 2 years, 237 days Military
ComorosUnion of the Comoros
(Union des Comores) / الاتحاد القمر (dzima wa Komori)
(7)
Azali Assoumani
Colonel
Azali Assoumani
(born 1959)
Head of State 23 December 2001 21 January 2002 29 days Military
Hamada Madi
Hamada Madi
(born 1965)
Acting
Interim President 21 January 2002 26 May 2002 125 days Republican Party (Comoros)
(7)
Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani
(born 1959)
President 26 May 2002 26 May 2006 4 years CRC
8
Ahmed Sambi
Ahmed Sambi
(born 1958)
President 26 May 2006 26 May 2011 5 years Independent
9
Ikililou Dhoinine
Ikililou Dhoinine
(born 1962)
President 26 May 2011 26 May 2016 5 years Baobab Movement
(7)
Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani
(born 1959)
President 26 May 2016 13 February 2019 2 years, 263 days CRC
Moustadroine Abdou
Moustadroine Abdou
(born 1969)
Acting
Interim President 13 February 2019 3 April 2019 49 days CRC
(7)
Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani
(born 1959)
President 3 April 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 265 days CRC

Timeline

Moustadroine Abdou Ikililou Dhoinine Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi Hamada Madi Azali Assoumani Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Said Ali Kemal Combo Ayouba Said Mohamed Djohar Mohamed Ahmed (Comorian politician) Said Atthoumani Ali Soilih Said Mohamed Jaffar Ahmed Abdallah

Succession

Article 58 of the Comorian Constitution states that "in case of absolute absence of a President" the following should happen:

  • If the absence (death, resignation, etc.) should occur within the first 900 days of the term, the cabinet ministers and other members of the government select among the ministers a "main minister" to serve as Interim President. Elections must also be called in no more than 60 days after the absence of the President occurs; the person who wins those elections will be president for the remainder of the original five-year presidential term.
  • If the absence should occur beyond the first 900 days of the term, then the Governor of the island currently holding the presidency will assume the presidency until the end of the original five-year presidential term, at which point regular elections are held.

Latest election

2019 Comorian presidential election

See also

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