Prime Minister of Djibouti | |
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Premier Ministre du Djibouti (French) | |
Appointer | Ismail Omar Guelleh, as President of Djibouti |
Inaugural holder | Ali Aref Bourhan (French territory) Hassan Gouled Aptidon (Republic of Djibouti) |
Formation | 27 June 1977 |
Website | primature |
Member State of the Arab League |
Africaportal Politicsportal |
This is a list of prime ministers of Djibouti . Since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1977, there have been 6 official prime ministers. The current prime minister is Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, since 1 April 2013.
The list also includes presidents of the Government Council of French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, which acted as heads of government of the area of present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, before the proclamation of independence.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Notes | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
• French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1967–1977) | ||||||||
1 | Ali Aref Bourhan (born 1934) | 1968 1973 | 7 July 1967 | 29 July 1976 | 9 years, 22 days | National Union for Independence | ||
2 | Abdallah Mohamed Kamil (born 1936) | — | 29 July 1976 | 18 May 1977 | 293 days | Afar Democratic Rally | ||
3 | Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1915–2006) | 1977 | 18 May 1977 | 27 June 1977 | 40 days | African People's League for the Independence (LPAI) | ||
• Republic of Djibouti (1977–present) • | ||||||||
1 | Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1915–2006) | — | 27 June 1977 | 12 July 1977 | 15 days | African People's League for the Independence (LPAI) | ||
2 | Ahmed Dini Ahmed (1932–2004) | — | 12 July 1977 | 5 February 1978 | 208 days | African People's League for the Independence (LPAI) | [1] | |
3 | Abdallah Mohamed Kamil (born 1936) | — | 5 February 1978 | 2 October 1978 | 239 days | People's Rally for Progress | [1] | |
4 | Barkat Gourad Hamadou (1930–2018) | 1982 1987 1992 1997 | 2 October 1978 | 7 March 2001 | 22 years, 156 days | People's Rally for Progress | [1] | |
5 | Dileita Mohamed Dileita (born 1959) | 2003 2008 | 7 March 2001 | 1 April 2013 | 12 years, 24 days | People's Rally for Progress | [1] | |
6 | Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (born 1952) | 2013 2018 2023 | 1 April 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 33 days | People's Rally for Progress | [1] |
Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa bordered by Somaliland to the east, Eritrea to west and the Red Sea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and south, and the Gulf of Aden to the east.
Politics of Djibouti takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the executive power is exercised by the President and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the National Assembly. The party system and legislature are dominated by the socialist People's Rally for Progress. In April 2010, a new constitutional amendment was approved. The President serves as both the head of state and head of government, and is directly elected for single six-year term. Government is headed by the President, who appoints the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the latter. There is also a 65-member chamber of deputies, where representatives are popularly elected for terms of five years. Administratively, the country is divided into five regions and one city, with eleven additional district subdivisions. Djibouti is also part of various international organisations, including the United Nations and Arab League.
The national flag of Djibouti is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of light blue and light green, with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist. In the center of the triangle is a red star. The flag combines the basic layout and colors from the flag of the Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis. The light blue represents the sky and the sea, as well as the Somalis, green represents the everlasting green of the earth, as well as the Afars, white represents the colour of peace and the five point red star represents unity, the blood shed by the martyrs of independence, as well as Djibouti being one of the five regions inhabited by the Somali people.
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