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President of the Republic of Niger
Président du République du Niger
Coat of arms of Niger
Incumbent Abdourahamane Tiani since 28 July 2023^{[note 1]}
Style	Mr. President His Excellency
Type	Head of state Transitional head of government under the CNSP^[1]^[2]^[3]
Seat	Niamey
Precursor	High Commissioner of Niger
Formation	10 November 1960 (1960-11-10)^{[note 2]}
First holder	Hamani Diori
Deputy	Vice President
Website	Présidence de la République du Niger

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,^[4] the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a military junta established following a coup^[5]^[6] 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.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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.^[10]

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^{[note 3]}
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

Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally (PPN–RDA)

National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD–Nassara)

Democratic and Social Convention (CSD–Rahama)

National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) / Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP–Jama'a)

Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS–Tarayya)

Other factions

Military

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Elected	Cabinet(s)	Prime minister(s)	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Elected	Cabinet(s)	Prime minister(s)	Ref.
1		Hamani Diori (1916–1989)	10 November 1960	15 April 1974 (deposed)	13 years, 156 days		PPN–RDA	1960	Diori I	Position not established
								1965	Diori II
								1970	Diori III
2		Seyni Kountché (1931–1987)	15 April 1974	10 November 1987 #	13 years, 209 days		Military	—	Kountché	Position not established Oumarou Algabid
3		Ali Saibou (1940–2011)	10 November 1987	16 April 1993	5 years, 157 days		Military / MNSD–Nassara	—	—N/a	Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou
3		Ali Saibou (1940–2011)	10 November 1987	16 April 1993	5 years, 157 days		Military / MNSD–Nassara	1989		Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou
4		Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950)	16 April 1993	27 January 1996 (deposed)	2 years, 286 days		CSD–Rahama	1993		Cheiffou Issoufou Abdoulaye Cissé Amadou
5		Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949–1999)	27 January 1996	9 April 1999 X	3 years, 72 days		Military / UNIRD / RDP–Jama'a	1996		Adji Cissé Mayaki
6		Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004)	9 April 1999	22 December 1999	257 days		Military	—		Mayaki
7		Mamadou Tandja (1938–2020)	22 December 1999	18 February 2010 (deposed)	10 years, 58 days		MNSD–Nassara	1999		Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié
7		Mamadou Tandja (1938–2020)	22 December 1999	18 February 2010 (deposed)	10 years, 58 days		MNSD–Nassara	2004		Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié
8		Salou Djibo (born 1965)	18 February 2010	7 April 2011	1 year, 48 days		Military	—		Danda
9		Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952)	7 April 2011	2 April 2021	9 years, 360 days		PNDS–Tarayya	2011		Rafini
9		Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952)	7 April 2011	2 April 2021	9 years, 360 days		PNDS–Tarayya	2016		Rafini
10		Mohamed Bazoum (born 1960)	2 April 2021	26 July 2023 (deposed)	2 years, 115 days		PNDS–Tarayya	2020–2021		Mahamadou
–		Collective leadership ^{[note 4]}	26 July 2023	28 July 2023	2 days		Military	—		—	^[12]^[13] ^[14]^[15] ^[16]
11		Abdourahamane Tiani (born 1964)	28 July 2023	Incumbent	3 years, 106 days		Military	—		Zeine	^[17]^[18] ^[1]

Timeline

Latest election

Main article: 2020–21 Nigerien general election


Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Mohamed Bazoum	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism	1,879,629	39.30	2,490,049	55.67
	Mahamane Ousmane	Democratic and Republican Renewal	812,412	16.99	1,983,072	44.33
	Seyni Oumarou	National Movement for the Society of Development	428,083	8.95
	Albadé Abouba	Patriotic Movement for the Republic	338,511	7.08
	Ibrahim Yacouba	Nigerien Patriotic Movement	257,302	5.38
	Salou Djibo	Peace, Justice, Progress – Generation Doubara	142,747	2.98
	Oumarou Malam Alma	Rally for Peace and Progress	118,259	2.47
	Hassane Baraze Moussa	Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress	114,965	2.40
	Omar Hamidou Tchana	Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger	76,368	1.60
	Amadou Ousmane	Democratic Alternation for Fairness in Niger	63,396	1.33
	Souleymane Garba	Niger Party of Change – Mu Lura	61,158	1.28
	Idi Ango Ousmane	Alliance for Democracy and the Republic – Mahita	56,100	1.17
	Nayoussa Nassirou	Convention for Democracy and Social Progress	41,697	0.87
	Ibrahim Gado	Republican Council for Progress and Democracy	39,319	0.82
	Mounkaila Issa	Nigerien Rally for Democracy and Peace	38,604	0.81
	Hamidou Mamadou Abdou	African National Gathering Party	35,934	0.75
	Intinicar Alhassane	Nigerien Party for Peace and Development	30,995	0.65
	Abdoulkadri Alpha	Gayya Zabbe	28,910	0.60
	Kane Habibou	Synergy of Democrats for the Republic	27,162	0.57
	Oumarou Abdourahamane	Union for Patriotic Pan-Africanists	20,488	0.43
	Moustapha Moustapha	Party for a Political Revolution in Niger	20,365	0.43
	Amadou Saidou	Independent	20,156	0.42
	Mahaman Hamissou Moumouni	Party for Justice and Development – Hakika	18,585	0.39
	Djibrilla Mainassara	Sawaba	17,233	0.36
	Sagbo Adolphe	Socialist Party	17,060	0.36
	Idrissa Issoufou	Citizen's Movement for Development	16,995	0.36
	Amadou Cissé	Union for Democracy and the Republic	16,835	0.35
	Mamadou Doulla	Redemption for the Sake of the Fatherland	16,768	0.35
	Abdallah Souleymane	Niger Forward (Nigerena)	14,282	0.30
	Ismael Ide	Action Front for a New Niger	12,062	0.25
Total			4,782,380	100.00	4,473,121	100.00

Valid votes			4,782,380	92.16	4,473,121	95.48
Invalid/blank votes			406,752	7.84	211,658	4.52
Total votes			5,189,132	100.00	4,684,779	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,446,556	69.68	7,446,556	62.91
Source: Constitutional Court - First round Constitutional Court - Second round

Notes

↑ As President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland until 26 March 2025, when he was additionally sworn in as President of the Republic.
↑ The office was established on 18 December 1958 as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Niger was part of the French Community.
↑ Also styled as President of the Supreme National Guidance Council.
↑ Members: Amadou Abdramane and nine others; Abdourahamane Tiani was the real leader during that period.^[11]^[2]