President of Djibouti
Madaxaweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Djibouti
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Incumbent Ismaïl Omar Guelleh since 8 May 1999
Type	Head of state Head of Executive
Abbreviation	POD
Residence	Presidential Palace, Djibouti
Seat	Djibouti
Term length	5 years renewable
Inaugural holder	Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Formation	27 June 1977
Salary	1,777,200 Djiboutian francs/10,000 USD annually[1]
Website	https://www.presidence.dj/

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This is a list of presidents of Djibouti. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1977, there have been two presidents. The president is both head of state and head of government of Djibouti and the commander-in-chief of the Djibouti Armed Forces. The current president is Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, since 1999.

Overview

The first president of Djibouti was Hassan Gouled Aptidon, one of the leaders of the Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Indépendance (LPAI), who took office on 27 June 1977, the day on which Djibouti was declared a republic.

Term limits

There was a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Djibouti. This limit was lifted in 2010.^[2]

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Republic of Djibouti (1977–present) •
1		Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916–2006)	1981 1987 1993	27 June 1977	8 May 1999	21 years, 315 days	RPP
2		Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born 1947)[a]	1999 2005 2011 2016 2021	8 May 1999	Incumbent	24 years, 338 days	RPP

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