List of heads of state of 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 have served as head of state of Niger, all of them men and six of them military rulers.
The current head of state of Niger is Abdourahamane Tchiani, the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, a military junta established following a coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July 2023; additionally, Tchiani was formally sworn in as president of the republic on 26 March 2025, for the term of five years.

Term limits

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.

1958–1960: Chairman of the Council of Ministers1960–1974: President of the Republic1974: Chief of the General Staff of the Army1974–1989: Chairman/President of the Supreme Military Council1989: President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation1989–1996: President of the Republic1996: Chairman/President of the National Salvation Council1996–1999: President of the Republic1999: Chairman/President of the National Reconciliation Council1999–2010: President of the Republic2010–2011: Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy2011–2023: President of the Republic2023–present: President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland2025–present: President of the Republic

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