Lists of rulers of Djibouti

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This is a list of rulers and office-holders of Djibouti.

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Heads of state

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectionTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft office
Flag of France.svg • French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1967–1977)
1 14.5.71. Regine Soule et Ali Aref la veille de leur fiancailles a Carcassonne (1971) - 53Fi5639 (cropped).jpg Ali Aref Bourhan
(born 1934)		 1968
1973 		7 July 196729 July 1976National Union for Independence
2 AMK64-1.jpg Abdallah Mohamed Kamil
(born 1936)		—29 July 197618 May 1977Afar Democratic Rally
Flag of Djibouti.svg • Republic of Djibouti (1977–present) • Coat of arms of Djibouti.svg
1 Hassan Gouled Aptidon in 26 June 1977.jpg Hassan Gouled Aptidon
(1915–2006)		 1977
1981
1987
1993 		18 May 19778 May 1999 RPP
2 Ismail Omar Guelleh 2018.jpg Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
(born 1946)		 1999
2005
2011
2016
2021 		8 May 1999Incumbent RPP

Heads of government

#PortraitIncumbentTenureAffiliation
Mahamoud Harbi Farah 1957 to December 1958PMP
Hassan Gouled Aptidon December 1958 to April 1959PMP
Ahmed Dini Ahmed April 1959 to June 1960LPAI
Ali Aref Bourhan ,June 1960 to 1966UNI
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil 1966 to 1967RDA
Ali Aref Bourhan 7 July 1967 to 29 July 1976UNI
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil 29 July 1976 to 18 May 1977RDA
Hassan Gouled Aptidon 18 May 1977 to 27 June 1977RPP
Hassan Gouled Aptidon 27 June 1977 to 12 July 1977RPP
Ahmed Dini Ahmed 12 July 1977 to 5 February 1978RPP
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil 5 February 1978 to 2 October 1978RPP
Barkat Gourad Hamadou 2 October 1978 to 7 March 2001RPP
Dileita Mohamed Dileita 7 March 2001 to 1 April 2013RPP
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed 1 April 2013 to PresentRPP

Colonial governors

TenurePortraitIncumbentNotes
Obock
11 March 1862French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884.
Territory of Obock and Dependencies (Territoire d'Obock et dépendances)
24 June 1884 to 7 August 1887 Leonce largarde-1-.jpg Léonce Lagarde ,
Commandant
7 August 1887 to 20 May 1896 Léonce Lagarde ,
Governor
French Somaliland (Côte française des Somalis)
20 May 1896 to 7 March 1899 Leonce largarde-1-.jpg Léonce Lagarde ,
Governor
7 March 1899 to 11 March 1899 Antoine Mizon.jpg Antoine Mizon ,
Governor
28 March 1899 to 13 April 1900 Alfred Martineau 1910-1920.jpg Alfred Albert Martineau,
Governor
13 April 1900 to 6 December 1900 Gabriel Angoulvant.jpg Gabriel Louis Angoulvant,
acting Governor
6 December 1900 to 7 September 1901 Nadar - Alphonse Bonhoure.jpg Alphonse Bonhoure  [ fr ],
Governor		1st term
7 September 1901 to June 1902Louis Ormiéres,
acting Governor		1st term
June 1902 to 23 May 1903 Nadar - Alphonse Bonhoure.jpg Alphonse Bonhoure  [ fr ],
Governor		2nd term
23 May 1903 to December 1903Albert Dubarry,
acting Governor		1st term
December 1903 to 2 April 1904 Nadar - Alphonse Bonhoure.jpg Alphonse Bonhoure  [ fr ],
Governor		3rd term
2 April 1904 to 5 August 1904Albert Dubarry,
acting Governor
5 August 1904 to 9 September 1905 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal,
Governor		1st term
9 September 1905 to 13 October 1905 Raphael Antonetti-1933.jpg Raphaël Antonetti  [ fr ],
acting Governor
13 October 1905 to 19 May 1906Louis Ormiéres,
acting Governor		2nd term
19 May 1906 to 19 June 1906Paul Patté,
acting Governor
19 June 1906 to July 1908 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal,
Governor		2nd term
July 1908 to 5 July 1909Jean Baptiste Castaing,
acting Governor		1st term
5 January 1909 to June 1911 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal,
Governor		3rd term
June 1911 to December 1911Jean Baptiste Castaing,
acting Governor		2nd term
December 1911 to April 1913 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal,
Governor		4th term
25 April to May 1913Henri Carreau,
acting Governor		1st term
May 1913 to 2 March 1914 Adrien Bonhoure.jpg Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure ,
Governor
2 March 1914 to 7 February 1915Fernand Deltel,
acting Governor
7 February 1915 to 14 April 1915Henri Carreau,
acting Governor		2nd term
14 April 1915 to 19 September 1916Paul Simoni,
Governor
1916 to 1917Victor Marie Fillon,
Governor
28 August 1917 to 8 September 1918Édouard Geffriaud,
acting Governor
8 September 1918 to 3 May 1920 French Somaliland Governor Jules Lauret (Notice illustree 1922).jpg Jules Lauret,
Governor		1st term
3 May 1920 to 29 June 1920M. Lassaigne,
acting Governor
29 June 1920 to 29 NovemberEdmond Lippman,
acting Governor		1st term
29 November 1920 to 25 May 1922 French Somaliland Governor Jules Lauret (Notice illustree 1922).jpg Jules Lauret,
Governor		2nd term
25 May 1922 to 8 January 1923Edmond Lippman,
acting Governor		2nd term
8 January 1923 to 22 February 1924 French Somaliland Governor Jules Lauret (Notice illustree 1922).jpg Jules Lauret,
Governor		3rd term
1924 to 1934 Chapon-Baissac 1931.jpg Pierre-Amable Chapon-Baissac  [ fr ],
Governor
7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935 Jules Marcel de Coppet ,
Governor
18 July 1935 to 20 December 1935Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre,
Governor
20 December 1935 to 1 May 1937 Armand Léon Annet ,
Governor
1 May 1937 to 19 March 1938 Francois Pierre-Alype.png François Pierre-Alype ,
acting Governor
19 March 1938 to 27 April 1938 François Pierre-Alype ,
Governor
27 April 1938 to 2 May 1939 Hubert Jules Deschamps,
acting Governor
2 May 1939 to 25 July 1940 Hubert Jules Deschamps,
Governor
25 July 1940 to 7 August 1940Gaetan Louis Elie Germain,
Governor
7 August 1940 to 21 October 1942 Pierre Nouailhetas Cropped.jpg Pierre Nouailhetas ,
Governor
21 October 1942 to 4 December 1942Auguste Charles Jules Truffert,
Governor
4 December 1942 to 26 December 1942Christian Raimond Dupont,
Governor
30 December 1942 to 22 June 1943 André Bayardelle  [ fr ],
Governor
22 June 1943 to 7 January 1944Michel Raphael Saller,
acting Governor
7 January 1944 to 1 May 1944Michel Raphael Saller,
Governor
1 May 1944 to 30 April 1946 Jean Chalvet ,
Governor
30 April 1946 to 1 March 1950Paul Henri Siriex,
Governor
1 March 1950 to 6 April 1954Numa François Henri Sadoul,
Governor
6 April 1954 to 13 August 1954Roland Pré,
Governor
13 August 1954 to 7 August 1957 René Jean Albert Petitbon,
Governor
7 August 1957 to 1958Maurice Meker,
Governor
1958 to 16 November 1962Jacques Marie Julien Compain,
Governor
16 November 1962 to 15 September 1966 René Tirant ,
Governor
15 September 1966 to 3 July 1967 Louis SAGET.jpg Louis Joseph Édouard Saget  [ fr ],
Governor
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (Territoire français des Afars et des Issas)
3 July 1967 to 5 February 1969 Louis SAGET.jpg Louis Joseph Édouard Saget  [ fr ],
High Commissioner
5 February 1969 to 21 August 1971 Dominique Ponchardier ,
High Commissioner
21 August 1971 to 1 August 1974Georges Thiercy,
High Commissioner
1 August 1974 to 9 February 1976Christian Dablanc,
High Commissioner
9 February 1976 to 27 June 1977 Camille d'Ornano ,
High Commissioner
27 June 1977Independence as Republic of Djibouti

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