| Post: | President |
| Body: | the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Native Name: | French: Président du Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Niger.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 125px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Niger |
| Incumbent: | Abdourahamane Tchiani |
| Incumbentsince: | 26 July 2023 |
| Department: | National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Style: | Mr. President His Excellency |
| Type: | Head of state |
| Seat: | Niamey |
| Appointer: | Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary)--> |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once--> |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Niger--> |
| Precursor: | High Commissioner of Niger |
| Formation: | 10 November 1960 |
| First: | Hamani Diori |
| Deputy: | Vice President |
| Website: | Présidence de la République du Niger |
This is a list of heads of state of Niger since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of eleven people, all of them men and six of them military rulers, have served as head of state of Niger.
The current head of state of Niger is Abdourahamane Tchiani,[1] the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a military junta established following a coup[2] [3] that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July 2023.
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Niger. The first president who adhered to the term limits was Mahamadou Issoufou in 2021.[4]
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Hamani Diori | 1960 1965 1970 | 1960 | 1974 | PPN–RDA | Position not established | |||
| 2 | Seyni Kountché | — | 1974 | 1987 | Military | Oumarou Algabid | |||
| 3 | Ali Saibou | 1989 | 1987 | 1993 | Military / MNSD–Nassara | Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou | |||
| 4 | Mahamane Ousmane | 1993 | 1993 | 1996 | CSD–Rahama | Cheiffou Issoufou Abdoulaye Cissé Amadou | |||
| 5 | Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara | 1996 | 1996 | 1999 | Military / | Adji Cissé Mayaki | |||
| 6 | Daouda Malam Wanké | — | 1999 | 1999 | Military | Mayaki | |||
| 7 | Mamadou Tandja | 1999 2004 | 1999 | 2010 | MNSD–Nassara | Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié | |||
| 8 | Salou Djibo | — | 2010 | 2011 | Military | Danda | |||
| 9 | Mahamadou Issoufou | 2011 2016 | 2011 | 2021 | PNDS–Tarayya | Rafini | |||
| 10 | Mohamed Bazoum | 2020–21 | 2021 | 2023 | PNDS–Tarayya | Mahamadou | |||
| 11 | Abdourahamane Tchiani | — | 2023 | Incumbent | Military | Zeine | |||
See main article: 2020–21 Nigerien general election.