The president of Zanzibar () is the head of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, which is a semi-autonomous government within Tanzania. The current president is Hussein Mwinyi. The president is also the chairman of the Revolutionary Council, whose members are appointed by the president, and some of which must be selected from the House of Representatives.

The president is elected by a plurality. Presidential terms are for five years, and a candidate may be re-elected only once.

Following the Zanzibar Revolution in 1964, Abeid Karume became the first president of Zanzibar, as leader of the Afro-Shirazi Party.

List of presidents of Zanzibar

;Political parties

;Symbols

Died in office (assassinated)

People's Republic of Zanzibar

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! rowspan="2" |

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name<br />

! rowspan="2" |Elected

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Political party

! rowspan="2" |Prime minister(s)

|-

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

|-

| 1

| 90px

| Abeid Karume<br />

| –

| 1964

| 1964

|

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| ASP

| Hanga

|}

Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name<br />

! rowspan="2" |Elected

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Political party

! rowspan="2" |Prime minister(s)

|-

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

|-

| 1

| 90px

| Abeid Karume<br />

| –

| 1964

| 1972

|

! style="background:;"|

| ASP

| rowspan=2|Position abolished

|-

| rowspan=2|2

| rowspan=2|90px

| rowspan=2|Aboud Jumbe<br />

| –

| rowspan=2| 1972

| rowspan=2| 1984

| rowspan=2|

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| ASP<br />

|-

| 1980

! style="background:;"|

| CCM

| Baki

|-

| 3

| 90px

| Ali Hassan Mwinyi<br />

| 1984

| 1984

| 1985

|

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| CCM

| Hamad

|-

| 4

| 90px

| Idris Abdul Wakil<br />

| 1985

| 1985

| 1990

|

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| CCM

| Hamad<br />Juma

|-

| 5

| 90px

| Salmin Amour<br />

| 1990<br />1995

| 1990

| 2000

|

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| CCM

| Juma<br />Bilal

|-

| 6

| 90px

| Amani Abeid Karume<br />

| 2000<br />2005

| 2000

| 2010

|

! style="background:;"|

| CCM

| Bilal<br />Nahodha

|-

| rowspan=2|7

| rowspan=2|90px

| rowspan=2|Ali Mohamed Shein<br />

| rowspan=2|2010<br />2015<br />2016

| rowspan=2| 2010

| rowspan=2| 2020

| rowspan=2| years

! rowspan=2 style="background:;"|

| rowspan=2|CCM

| Nahodha

|-

| rowspan=2|Position abolished

|-

| 8

| 90px

| Hussein Mwinyi<br />

| 2020<br />2025

| 2020

| Incumbent

|

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| CCM

|}

Notes

Timeline

See also

  • Politics of Tanzania
  • List of governors of Tanganyika
  • President of Tanzania
  • List of heads of state of Tanzania
  • Vice-President of Tanzania
  • Prime Minister of Tanzania
  • List of prime ministers of Tanzania
  • List of sultans of Zanzibar
  • List of heads of government of Zanzibar
  • Vice President of Zanzibar

References

  • World Statesmen - Zanzibar
  • Government of Zanzibar