List of heads of government of Zanzibar

Prime Minister of Zanzibar

Appointer Sultan of Zanzibar (1961–1964)
President of Zanzibar (1964–2010)
Formation 5 June 1961
First holder Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi
Final holder Shamsi Vuai Nahodha
Abolished 9 November 2010
Succession None
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Parties

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      Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution)

# Picture Name
(Born–Died)		 Took office Left office Political Party
Chief Ministers of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
— Geoffrey Charles Lawrence
(1915–1994)
(Acting Chief Minister) 		23 February 1961 5 June 1961 Independent
1 Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi
(1907–aft. 1964) 		5 June 1961 24 June 1963 Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party / Zanzibar Nationalist Party
Prime Minister of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
1 Sheikh Muhammad Shamte Hamadi
(1907–aft. 1964) 		24 June 1963 12 January 1964[1] Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party / Zanzibar Nationalist Party
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
1 Abdullah Kassim Hanga
(1932–1969) 		12 January 1964 27 April 1964 Afro-Shirazi Party
Chief Ministers of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
Post abolished (27 April 1964 – 21 February 1983)
1 Ramadani Baki
(1943– ) 		21 February 1983 6 February 1984 Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(Party of the Revolution)
2 Seif Sharif Hamad
(1943– ) 		6 February 1984 22 January 1988 Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(Party of the Revolution)
3 Omar Ali Juma
(1941–2001) 		25 January 1988 1 November 1995 Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(Party of the Revolution)
4 Mohamed Gharib Bilal
(1945– ) 		1 November 1995 15 November 2000 Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(Party of the Revolution)
5 Shamsi Vuai Nahodha
(1962– ) 		15 November 2000 9 November 2010 Chama Cha Mapinduzi
(Party of the Revolution)
Post abolished (9 November 2010 – Present)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Deposed in the Zanzibar Revolution

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