List of heads of state of the Comoros
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Ali Soilih |
| Formation | 27 October 1977 |
| Deputy | Vice President of the Comoros |
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The following is a list of heads of state of the Comoros, since the country gained independence from France in 1975.
Heads of State of the Comoros (1975–present)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| State of the Comoros | Independence from France | |||
| (État Comorien) | ||||
| 6 July 1975 to 7 July 1975 | Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Government | UDC | 1st Term | |
| 7 July 1975 to 3 August 1975 | Ahmed Abdallah, Head of State | |||
| 3 August 1975 to 10 August 1975 | Said Mohamed Jaffar, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution | UNF | ||
| 10 August 1975 to 3 January 1976 | Said Mohamed Jaffar, Chairman of the National Executive Council | |||
| 3 January 1976 to 28 October 1977 | Ali Soilih, Head of State | RDPC | ||
| 28 October 1977 to 13 May 1978 | Ali Soilih, President | Deposed in a coup d'état | ||
| 13 May 1978 to 23 May 1978 | Said Atthoumani, Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate | UNF | ||
| Federal and Islamic Republic of the Comoros | ||||
| (République fédérale islamique des Comores) | ||||
| (Jumhuriyat al-Qumur al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah) | ||||
| 23 May 1978 to 22 July 1978 | Ahmed Abdallah, Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate | UDC | 2nd Term | |
| Mohamed Ahmed, Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate | UDC | |||
| 22 July 1978 to 3 October 1978 | Ahmed Abdallah, Co-Chairman of the Directorate | UDC | 2nd Term | |
| Mohamed Ahmed, Co-Chairman of the Directorate | UDC | |||
| 3 October 1978 to 25 October 1978 | Ahmed Abdallah, Chairman of the Directorate | UDC | 2nd Term | |
| 25 October 1978 to 26 November 1989 | Ahmed Abdallah, President | UDC/UCP | 2nd Term; Assassinated | |
| 26 November 1989 to 27 November 1989 | Haribon Chebani, Provisional President | UCP | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 27 November 1989 to 20 March 1990 | Said Mohamed Djohar, Acting President | UCP/RDR | ||
| 20 March 1990 to 29 September 1995 | Said Mohamed Djohar, President | 1st Term; Deposed in a coup d'état | ||
| 29 September 1995 to 2 October 1995 | Combo Ayouba, Coordinator of the Transitional Military Committee | Mil | ||
| 2 October 1995 to 5 October 1995 |  | Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, Acting President | UNDC | 1st Term |
| Said Ali Kemal, Acting President | CHUMA | |||
| 5 October 1995 to 26 January 1996 | Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed, Interim President | RDR | ||
| 26 January 1996 to 25 March 1996 | Said Mohamed Djohar, President | RDR | 2nd Term | |
| 25 March 1996 to 6 November 1998 | | Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President | RND | 2nd Term; Died in office |
| 6 November 1998 to 30 April 1999 | Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, Interim President | n-p | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 30 April 1999 to 6 May 1999 |  | Azali Assoumani, Chief of Staff of the National Development Army | Mil | 1st Term |
| 6 May 1999 to 23 December 2001 | Azali Assoumani, Head of State | 1st Term | ||
| Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores) | ||||
| الاتحاد القمر (Udzima wa Komori) | ||||
| 23 December 2001 to 21 January 2002 | | Azali Assoumani, Head of State | Mil | 1st Term |
| 21 January 2002 to 26 May 2002 | Hamada Madi Bolero, Interim President | PRC | ||
| 26 May 2002 to 26 May 2006 | | Azali Assoumani, President | CRC | 2nd Term |
| 26 May 2006 to 26 May 2011 |  | Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President | BM | |
| 26 May 2011 to Present |  | Ikililou Dhoinine, President | BM | |
Affiliations
- UDC - Comoros Democratic Union
- UNF - United National Front
- RDPC - Democratic Assembly of the Comoran People
- UCP - Comorian Union for Progress
- RDR - Rally for Democracy and Renewal
- UNDC - National Union for Democracy in the Comoros
- CHUMA - Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party
- RND - National Rally for Development (renamed UNDC)
- PRC - Republican Party of the Comoros
- CRC - Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros
- BM - Baobab Movement
- Mil - Military
- n-p - Nonpartisan
Latest election
Main article: Comorian presidential election, 2016
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