List of heads of government of Zanzibar

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List of the Heads of Government of Zanzibar (1961-Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Sultanate of Zanzibar British protectorate
23 February 1961 to 5 June 1961 Geoffrey Charles Lawrence, Acting Chief Minister n-p
5 June 1961 to 24 June 1963 Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi, Chief Minister ZPPP-ZNP
Sultanate of Zanzibar Self-rule granted
24 June 1963 to 10 December 1963 Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi, Prime Minister ZPPP-ZNP
Sultanate of Zanzibar Independent
10 December 1963 to 12 January 1964 Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi, Prime Minister ZPPP-ZNP Deposed in the Zanzibar Revolution
People's Republic of Zanzibar Independent
12 January 1964 to 27 April 1964 Abdullah Kassim Hanga, Prime Minister ASP
Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar Semi-autonomous within Tanzania
27 April 1964 to 21 February 1983 Post abolished
21 February 1983 to 6 February 1984 Ramadani Baki, Chief Minister CCM
6 February 1984 to 22 January 1988 Seif Sharif Hamad, Chief Minister CCM
25 January 1988 to 1 November 1995 Omar Ali Juma, Chief Minister CCM
1 November 1995 to 15 November 2000 Mohamed Gharib Bilal, Chief Minister CCM
15 November 2000 to November 2010 Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, Chief Minister CCM
November 2010 to Present Post abolished

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