This is a list of heads of state of Niger since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of eleven people (not counting one acting) have served as head of state of Niger, with six of them military rulers.
The current head of state of Niger is Abdourahamane Tiani, the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a military junta established following a coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July 2023; additionally, Tchiani was formally sworn in as president of the republic on 26 March 2025, for the term of five years.
Term limits As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Niger. The first president who adhered to the term limits was Mahamadou Issoufou in 2021.
Titles 1958–1960: Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1960–1974: President of the Republic 1974: Chief of the General Staff of the Army 1974–1989: Chairman/President of the Supreme Military Council 1989: President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation 1989–1996: President of the Republic 1996: Chairman/President of the National Salvation Council 1996–1999: President of the Republic 1999: Chairman/President of the National Reconciliation Council 1999–2010: President of the Republic 2010–2011: Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy 2011–2023: President of the Republic 2023: National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (Collective leadership) 2023–present: President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland 2025–present: President of the Republic
List of officeholders Political parties
Other factions
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Cabinet(s) Prime minister(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Hamani Diori 1960 1974 PPN–RDA 1960 Position not established 1965 1970 2 Seyni Kountché 1974 1987 Military — Position not establishedOumarouAlgabid 3 Ali Saibou 1987 1993 Military / MNSD–Nassara — rowspan=13 AlgabidOumarouMahamidouCheiffou 1989 4 Mahamane Ousmane 1993 1996 CSD–Rahama 1993 CheiffouIssoufouAbdoulayeCisséAmadou 5 Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara 1996 1999 Military / 1996 AdjiCisséMayaki 6 Daouda Malam Wanké 1999 1999 Military — Mayaki 7 Mamadou Tandja 1999 2010 MNSD–Nassara 1999 MayakiAmadouOumarouAboubaGamatié 2004 8 Salou Djibo 2010 2011 Military — Danda 9 Mahamadou Issoufou 2011 2021 PNDS–Tarayya 2011 Rafini 2016 10 Mohamed Bazoum 2021 2023 PNDS–Tarayya 2020–2021 Mahamadou – Collective leadership Military — — 11 Abdourahamane Tiani 2023 Incumbent Military — Zeine
Timeline
Latest election
See also Politics of Niger List of prime ministers of Niger Vice President of Niger List of colonial governors of Niger
Notes
References
External links Présidence de la République du Niger World Statesmen – Niger