This article lists the heads of state of the Comoros, since the country gained independence from France in 1975. The president is the leader of the executive branch of the government and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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 the Union of the Comoros, there was a one-term rotational system in place to share the presidency between Anjouan, Grande Comore, and Mohéli.
List of officeholders
State of the Comoros (1975–1978) Portrait Name Title Term of office Party Election Government Took office Left office Time in office 1 Ahmed Abdallah President of the Government 6 July 1975 3 August 1975 Comorian Democratic Union ― Abdallah I Head of State 2 Said Mohamed Jaffar Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution 3 August 1975 3 January 1976 Democratic Rally of the Comorian People ― National Council of the Revolution Chairman of the National Executive Council ― National Executive Council 3 Ali Soilih Head of State 3 January 1976 13 May 1978 Democratic Rally of the Comorian People ― ― President 4 Said Atthoumani Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate 13 May 1978 23 May 1978 Independent ― ―
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (1978–2001) Portrait Name Title Term of office Party Election Took office Left office Time in office
Union of the Comoros (2001–present) Portrait Name Term of office Party Election Government Took office Left office Time in office Head of State (7) ColonelAzali Assoumani 23 December 2001 21 January 2002 Army of National Development ― ― President ― Hamada Madi 21 January 2002 26 May 2002 Republican Party ― Madi (7) Azali Assoumani 26 May 2002 26 May 2006 years Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros 2002 Assoumani I 8 Ahmed Sambi 26 May 2006 26 May 2011 years Independent 2006 Sambi 9 Ikililou Dhoinine 26 May 2011 26 May 2016 years Baobab Movement 2010 Dhoinine (7) Azali Assoumani 26 May 2016 13 February 2019 Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros 2016 Assoumani II ― Moustadroine Abdou 13 February 2019 3 April 2019 Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros ― ― (7) Azali Assoumani 3 April 2019 Incumbent Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros 2019 Assoumani III 2024 Assoumani IV
Timeline
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
See also History of the Comoros Politics of the Comoros List of sultans in the Comoros List of colonial governors of the Comoros List of prime ministers of the Comoros Vice-President of the Comoros
References
External links Presidency of the Comoros official site World Statesmen – Comoros