President of Zanzibar

President of Zanzibar
Flag of Zanzibar
Incumbent Ali Mohamed Shein since 3 November 2010
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Abeid Karume
Formation	12 January 1964

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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 Ali Mohamed Shein. 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.^[1]

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

President of the People's Republic of Zanzibar

№	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Prime Minister(s)
			Took office	Left office
1	Abeid Karume (1905–1972)		12 January 1964	26 April 1964	–		Afro-Shirazi Party	Hanga

Presidents of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar

№	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Chief Minister(s)
			Took office	Left office
1	Abeid Karume (1905–1972)		26 April 1964	7 April 1972 (assassinated.)	1965, 1970		Afro-Shirazi Party	Position abolished
2	Aboud Jumbe (1920–2016)		7 April 1972	30 January 1984	1975		Afro-Shirazi Party
					1980		Chama Cha Mapinduzi [2]	Baki
3	Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925–)		30 January 1984	24 October 1985	–		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Hamad
4	Idris Abdul Wakil (1925–2000)		24 October 1985	25 October 1990	1985		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Hamad Juma
5	Salmin Amour (1948–)		25 October 1990	8 November 2000	1990, 1995		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Juma Bilal
6	Amani Abeid Karume (1948–)		8 November 2000	3 November 2010	2000, 2005		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Bilal Nahodha
7	Ali Mohamed Shein (1948–)		3 November 2010		2010, 2015		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Nahodha
								Position abolished

See also

• Tanzania
  • Politics of Tanzania
  • List of governors of Tanganyika
  • President of Tanzania
    • List of heads of state of Tanzania
  • Prime Minister of Tanzania
    • List of Prime Ministers of Tanzania
  • List of Sultans of Zanzibar
  • List of heads of government of Zanzibar
• Lists of Incumbents

References

External links

• World Statesmen - Zanzibar

Presidents of Zanzibar
Karume Jumbe Mwinyi Wakil Amour Karume Shein