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 Hussein Mwinyi. 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.
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 Political parties
Symbols Died in office (assassinated)
People's Republic of Zanzibar PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical partyPrime minister(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Abeid Karume – 1964 1964 ASP Hanga
Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical partyPrime minister(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Abeid Karume – 1964 1972 ASPPosition abolished2Aboud Jumbe – 1972 1984 ASP 1980 CCM Baki 3 Ali Hassan Mwinyi 1984 1984 1985 CCM Hamad 4 Idris Abdul Wakil 1985 1985 1990 CCM HamadJuma 5 Salmin Amour 19901995 1990 2000 CCM JumaBilal 6 Amani Abeid Karume 20002005 2000 2010 CCM BilalNahodha7Ali Mohamed Shein201020152016 2010 2020 yearsCCM NahodhaPosition abolished 8 Hussein Mwinyi 20202025 2020 Incumbent CCM
Notes
Timeline
See also Politics of Tanzania List of governors of Tanganyika President of Tanzania List of heads of state of Tanzania Vice-President of Tanzania Prime Minister of Tanzania List of prime ministers of Tanzania List of sultans of Zanzibar List of heads of government of Zanzibar Vice President of Zanzibar
References
External links World Statesmen - Zanzibar Government of Zanzibar