Said Mohamed Djohar

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Said Mohammed Djohar (22 August 1918 – 23 February 2006) was a Comorian politician who served as President of the Comoros during the mid-90's.

[edit] Climb to power

Djohar was the half brother of socialist Comorian president Ali Soilih, who had been brought to power in a coup d'etat organised by Bob Denard. After Denard decided to reinstate the previous president, Ahmed Abdallah, Djohar's political aspirations suffered a serious setback. He became a supreme court judge during this time. The conflict between Denard and Abdallah created an opportunity for Djohar, and the day after Abdallah was killed Djohar became leader of the provisional government as well as head of the board of directors of the African International Bank.

[edit] Fall

During Operation Kaskari the government of the Comoros was again overthrown by Bob Denard and his merry band of mercenaries, with Djohar being held prisoner in military barracks for several days. The French government flew him to Réunion for 'medical treatment', and denied him a return to the country he was ruling until January 1996. He spent his return to power gathering resources to fight the impending election, but lost to Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim.

Djohar died at his home outside the capital Moroni on 23 February 2006. He was 87 years of age.

Heads of state of Comoros
Abdallah | Jaffar | Soilih | Abdallah + Ahmed | Abdallah | Chebani | Djohar | Caabi* | Djohar | Taki | Massounde* | Azali | Boléro* | Azali | Sambi * interim or provisional