List of heads of state of the Comoros
The following is a list of heads of state of the Comoros, since the country gained independence from France in 1975.
| President of the Union of the Comoros | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Ali Soilih |
| Formation | 27 October 1977 |
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Heads of state of the Comoros (1975–present)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| N | Portrait | President
(Birth–Death) |
Tenure | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of the Comoros,Independence from France | ||||
| 1 | Mohamed Ahmed | 13 August 1957 to
1 January 1962 |
Inde | |
| 2 | Saïd Mohamed Cheikh | 1 January 1962 to 16 March 1970 | Inde | |
| 3 | Saïd Ibrahim Ben Ali | 2 April 1970 to 2 April
1972 |
Inde | |
| 4 | Abdallah Mohamed | 2 April 1972
to 7 Ju1y 1975 |
Inde | |
| 5 | Ahmed Abdallah | 7 July 1975 to 3 August 1975 | UDC | |
| 6 | Said Mohamed Jaffar | 3 August 1975 to
1 January 1976 |
UNF | |
| 7 | Mohamed Hassan Ali | 1 January
1976 to 30 January 1976 |
Inde | |
| 8 | Ali Soilih, | 30 January 1976 to 13 May 1977' | UDC | |
| 9 | Said Atthoumani | 13 May 1978 to 23 May 1978 | UDC | |
| Federal and Islamic Republic of the Comoros | ||||
| 10 | Ahmed Abdallah | 23 May 1978 to 22 July 1978 | UDC | |
| 11 | Mohamed Ahmed | 23 May 1978 to 22 July 1978 | ||
| 12 | Ahmed Abdallah | 22 July 1978 to 3 October 1978 | ||
| 13 | Mohamed Ahmed | 3 October 1978 to 3 October 1978 | ||
| 14 | Ahmed Abdallah | 3 October 1978 to 26 November 1989 | ||
| 15 | Said Mohamed Djohar | 27 November 1989 to 29 September 1995 | UCP/RDR | |
| 16 | Combo Ayouba | 29 September 1995 to 2 October 1995 | Mil | |
| 17 | Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim | 2 October 1995 to 4
October 1995 |
UNDC | |
| 18 | Said Ali Kemal | 4 October 1995 to 5 October 1995 | Inde | |
| 19 | Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed | 5 October 1995 to 26 January 1996 | RDR | |
| 20 | Said Mohamed Djohar | 26 January 1996 to 25 March 1996 | ||
| 21 | Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim | 25 March 1996 to 6 November 1998 | ||
| 22 | Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, | 6 November 1998 to 30 April 1999 | ||
| 23 | 
|
Azali Assoumani | 30 April 1999 to
21 January 2002 |
Mil |
| 24 | 
|
Hamada Madi Bolero | 21 January 2002 to 26 May 2002 | CRC |
| 25 |
|
Azali Assoumani | 26 May 2002 to 26 May 2006 | |
| 26 | 
|
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi | 26 May 2006 to 26 May 2011 | BM |
| 27 | 
|
Ikililou Dhoinine | 26 May 2011 to 26 May 2016 | |
| 28 |
|
Azali Assoumani | 26 May 2016 to 3 February 2019 | CRC |
| 29 | Moustadroine Abdou | 3 February 2019 to 26 May 2019 | ||
| 30 |
|
Azali Assoumani | 26 May 2019 to present | |
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