List of presidents of Tanzania
Republic (1962–present)
- Political parties
- Symbols
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
President of Tanganyika
Under the Constitution of 1962, the first constitution of the Republic of Tanganyika, the president replaced the monarch as executive head of state. In the event of a vacancy the Vice-President of Tanganyika served as acting president.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Cabinet(s) | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 |  |
Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) |
9 December 1962 | 29 October 1964 | 1 year, 325 days | TANU | 1962 | Nyerere I | ||
President of Tanzania
Under the Constitution of 1964, the first constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, the president replaced the president of Tanganyika and the president of Zanzibar as executive head of state. The president was elected by a yes-or-no confirmation referendum for a five-year term after being nominated by a TANU/CCM electoral college. Following the restoration of a multi-party system in 1992, multi-candidate elections were introduced in 1995, with the president elected via First-past-the-post voting.[1] In the event of a vacancy the vice-president serves as president for the remainder of the presidential term.
Former president John Magufuli took a monthly salary of 9 million Tanzanian shillings (approximately USD $4,000).[2]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Cabinet(s) | Prime minister(s) | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) |
1 November 1964 | 5 November 1985 | 21 years, 4 days | TANU (until 1977) |
1965[§] | Nyerere II | Kawawa | ||
| 1970[§] | Nyerere III | ||||||||||
| 1975[§] | Nyerere IV | ||||||||||
| CCM | 1980[§] | Nyerere V | Kawawa | ||||||||
| Sokoine | |||||||||||
| Msuya | |||||||||||
| Sokoine | |||||||||||
| Salim | |||||||||||
| 2 |  |
Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925–2024) |
5 November 1985 | 23 November 1995 | 10 years, 18 days | CCM | 1985[§] | Mwinyi I | Warioba | ||
| 1990 | Mwinyi II | Malecela | |||||||||
| Msuya | |||||||||||
| 3 |  |
Benjamin Mkapa (1938–2020) |
23 November 1995 | 21 December 2005 | 10 years, 28 days | CCM | 1995 | Mkapa I | Msuya | ||
| Sumaye | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Mkapa II | ||||||||||
| 4 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Jakaya Kikwete (born 1950) |
21 December 2005 | 5 November 2015 | 9 years, 319 days | CCM | 2005 | Kikwete I | Sumaye | ||
| Lowassa | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Kikwete II | Pinda | |||||||||
| 5 |  |
John Magufuli (1959–2021) |
5 November 2015 | 17 March 2021[†] | 5 years, 132 days | CCM | 2015 | Magufuli I | Majaliwa | ||
| 2020 | Magufuli II | ||||||||||
| 6 | _(Suluhu_crop).jpg) |
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) |
19 March 2021 | Incumbent | 5 years, 102 days | CCM | 2025 | Suluhu | Majaliwa | [3] | |
| Nchemba | |||||||||||
External links
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- ↑ Tanzania: Electoral system
- ↑ Mohamed, Hamza (4 October 2017). "Tanzanian president earns $4,008 a month". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Tanzania swears in Samia Suluhu Hassan as first female president". the Guardian. Reuters. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.