| Prime Minister of the Comoros | |
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| قائمة رؤساء حكومات جزر القمر (Arabic) Premier Ministre des Comores (French) | |
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| Formation | 13 August 1957 |
| First holder | Mohamed Ahmed |
| Final holder | Hamada Madi |
| Abolished | 15 April 2002 |
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This article lists the prime ministers of the Comoros since 1957, to the abolition of the post of Prime Minister in 2002.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| French Suzerainty | ||||
| French overseas territory | ||||
| 13 August 1957 to 1 January 1962 | Mohamed Ahmed , Vice President of the Government Council | PV | ||
| 1 January 1962 to 16 March 1970 | Saïd Mohamed Cheikh , President of the Government Council | PV | Died in office | |
| 2 April 1970 to 16 June 1972 | Saïd Ibrahim Ben Ali , President of the Government Council | PB | ||
| 16 June 1972 to 26 December 1972 | Said Mohamed Jaffar , President of the Government Council | RDPC | ||
| 26 December 1972 to 6 July 1975 | Ahmed Abdallah , President of the Government Council | UDC | ||
| State of Comoros | Independence from France | |||
| ( Etat Comorien ) | ||||
| 7 January 1976 to 24 May 1978 | Abdallah Mohamed , Prime Minister | UDC | ||
| Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros | ||||
| ( République Fédérale Islamique des Comores ) | ||||
| ( Jumhuriyat al-Qumur al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah ) | ||||
| 24 May 1978 to 22 December 1978 | Abdallah Mohamed , Prime Minister | UDC | (contd.) | |
| 22 December 1978 to 8 February 1982 | Salim Ben Ali , Prime Minister | UCP | ||
| 8 February 1982 to 31 December 1984 |  | Ali Mroudjaé , Prime Minister | UCP | |
| 31 December 1984 to 7 January 1992 | Post abolished | |||
| 7 January 1992 to 15 July 1992 |  | Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim , Prime Minister | RND | |
| 15 July 1992 to 1 January 1993 | Vacant | |||
| 1 January 1993 to 26 May 1993 | Ibrahim Halidi , Prime Minister | UDD | ||
| 26 May 1993 to 19 June 1993 | Said Ali Mohamed , Prime Minister | RND | ||
| 20 June 1993 to 2 January 1994 | Ahmed Ben Cheikh Attoumane , Prime Minister | RDR | ||
| 2 January 1994 to 14 October 1994 | Mohamed Abdou Madi , Prime Minister | RDR | ||
| 14 October 1994 to 29 April 1995 | Halifa Houmadi , Prime Minister | RDR | ||
| 29 April 1995 to 27 March 1996 | Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed , Prime Minister | RDR | ||
| 27 March 1996 to 27 December 1996 | Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde , Prime Minister | n-p | ||
| 27 December 1996 to 9 September 1997 | Ahmed Abdou , Prime Minister | RND | ||
| 7 December 1997 to 30 May 1998 | Nourdine Bourhane , Prime Minister | n-p | ||
| 30 May 1998 to 22 November 1998 | Vacant | |||
| 22 November 1998 to 30 April 1999 | Abbas Djoussouf , Prime Minister | FNR | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 30 April 1999 to 7 December 1999 | Vacant | |||
| 2 December 1999 to 29 November 2000 | Bianrifi Tarmidi , Prime Minister | n-p | ||
| 29 November 2000 to 23 December 2001 |  | Hamada Madi , Prime Minister | PRC | |
| Union of Comoros ( Union des Comores ) | ||||
| الاتحاد القمر ( Udzima wa Komori ) | ||||
| 23 December 2001 to 15 April 2002 | | Hamada Madi , Prime Minister | PRC | (contd.) |
| 15 April 2002 to present | Post abolished | |||
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