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President of the; Republic of the Niger ; ; Président de la; République du Niger;
	; Coat of Arms of Niger;
	; ; ; Incumbent; Mahamadou Issoufou; since 7 April 2011;
Term length	; 5 years
Inaugural holder	; Hamani Diori;
Formation	; 10 November 1960

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 nine people have served as head of state of Niger.

The current head of state of Niger is the President of the Republic Mahamadou Issoufou, since 7 April 2011.

Titles

National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) / Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP–Jama'a)

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation		Prime Minister(s)
№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Elected	Political affiliation		Prime Minister(s)
1	Hamani Diori (1916–1989)		10 November 1960	15 April 1974 (deposed.)	1965 1970		PPN–RDA	Position not established
2	Seyni Kountché (1931–1987)		17 April 1974	10 November 1987 (died in office.)	–		Military	Oumarou Algabid
3	Ali Saibou (1940–2011)		14 November 1987	16 April 1993	1989		Military / MNSD–Nassara	Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou
4	Mahamane Ousmane (1950–)		16 April 1993	27 January 1996 (deposed.)	1993		CSD–Rahama	Cheiffou Issoufou Abdoulaye Cissé Amadou
5	Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949–1999)		27 January 1996	9 April 1999 (assassinated.)	1996		Military / UNIRD / RDP–Jama'a	Adji Cissé Mayaki
6	Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004)		11 April 1999	22 December 1999	–		Military	Mayaki
7	Mamadou Tandja (1938–)		22 December 1999	18 February 2010 (deposed.)	1999 2004		MNSD–Nassara	Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié
8	Salou Djibo (1965–)		18 February 2010	7 April 2011	–		Military	Danda
9	Mahamadou Issoufou (1951–)		7 April 2011	Incumbent	2011 2016		PNDS–Tarayya	Rafini

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
Mahamadou Issoufou	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism	2,252,016	48.43	3,694,132	92.73
Hama Amadou	Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation	824,500	17.73	289,751	7.27
Seyni Oumarou	National Movement for the Development of Society	563,613	12.12
Mahamane Ousmane	Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal	290,688	6.25
Ibrahim Yacouba	Nigerien Patriotic Movement	201,982	4.34
Kassoum Moctar	Congress for the Republic	135,176	2.91
Abdou Labo	Democratic and Social Convention	97,382	2.09
Amadou Cheiffou	Social Democratic Rally	82,965	1.78
Amadou Cissé	Union for Democracy and the Republic	69,115	1.49
Laouan Magagi	Alliance for Democratic Renewal	44,685	0.96
Adal Rhoubeid	Democratic Movement for Renewal	27,350	0.59
Abdoulaye Amadou Traoré	Party of Progress for a United Niger	18,681	0.40
Tahirou Guimba	Democratic Movement for Development and the Defence of Liberties	18,335	0.40
Mahaman Jean Philipe Padonou	Convergence for Democracy and Progress	16,508	0.35
Mahaman Hamissou Maman	Justice and Development Party	7,211	0.16
Invalid/blank votes		415,249	–	82,838	–
Total		5,065,456	100	4,066,721	100
Registered voters/turnout		7,580,598	66.82	6,745,667	60.29
Source: Constitutional Court CENI

President of the Republic of the Niger Président de la République du Niger
Coat of Arms of Niger
Incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou since 7 April 2011
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Hamani Diori
Formation	10 November 1960

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