President of Zanzibar

President 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 (1964–present)

Parties

      Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP)
      Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)

№ Picture Name
(Birth–Death)		 Took office Left office Political Party
People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
1 Abeid Karume
(1905–1972) 		12 January 1964 26 April 1964 ASP
Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
1 Abeid Karume
(1905–1972) 		26 April 1964 7 April 1972[2] ASP
2 Aboud Jumbe
(1920–) 		7 April 1972 5 February 1977 ASP
(2) 5 February 1977 30 January 1984 CCM
3 Ali Hassan Mwinyi
(1925–) 		30 January 1984 24 October 1985 CCM
4 Idris Abdul Wakil
(1925–2000) 		24 October 1985 25 October 1990 CCM
5 Najib Razak 2008-08-21.jpg Salmin Amour
(1948–) 		25 October 1990 8 November 2000 CCM
6 Amani Abeid Karume
(1948–) 		8 November 2000 3 November 2010 CCM
7 Ali Mohamed Shein
(1948–) 		3 November 2010 Incumbent CCM

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Zanzibar: Electoral system". Electoral Institute of Southern Africa. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  2. ↑ Assassinated

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