This is a list of prime ministers of Niger since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Niger in 1983 to the present day.
A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Niger (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, three persons, Mamane Oumarou , Amadou Cissé and Hama Amadou have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current Prime Minister of Niger is Ali Lamine Zeine , who was appointed by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani on 8 August 2023,[1] following a coup [2] [3] that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum and the government of Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou .
List of officeholders
Political parties
Other factions
Status
Acting Prime Minister
No.
Portrait
Name(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Political party
Head(s) of state
Took office
Left office
Time in office
1
Mamane Oumarou (born 1946)
24 January 1983
14 November 1983
294 days
Independent
Kountché
2
Hamid Algabid (born 1941)
14 November 1983
15 July 1988
4 years, 244 days
Independent
Saibou
(1)
Mamane Oumarou (born 1946)
15 July 1988
20 December 1989
1 year, 158 days
MNSD–Nassara
Post abolished (20 December 1989 – 2 March 1990)
3
Aliou Mahamidou (1947–1996)
2 March 1990
27 October 1991
1 year, 239 days
MNSD–Nassara
Saibou
4
Amadou Cheiffou (born 1942)
27 October 1991
17 April 1993
1 year, 172 days
Independent
Ousmane
5
Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952)
17 April 1993
28 September 1994
1 year, 164 days
PNDS–Tarayya
6
Souley Abdoulaye (1956–2023)
28 September 1994
8 February 1995
133 days
CSD–Rahama
7
Amadou Cissé (born 1948)
8 February 1995
21 February 1995
13 days
Independent
8
Hama Amadou (born 1950)
21 February 1995
27 January 1996(deposed )
340 days
MNSD–Nassara
Post vacant (27 – 30 January 1996)
9
Boukary Adji (1939–2018)
30 January 1996
21 December 1996
326 days
Independent
Maïnassara
(7)
Amadou Cissé (born 1948)
21 December 1996
27 November 1997
341 days
Independent
10
Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (born 1951)
27 November 1997
1 January 2000
2 years, 35 days
RDP–Jama'a
Wanké
Tandja
(8)
Hama Amadou (born 1950)
1 January 2000
7 June 2007
7 years, 157 days
MNSD–Nassara
11
Seyni Oumarou (born 1951)
7 June 2007
23 September 2009
2 years, 108 days
MNSD–Nassara
–
Albadé Abouba
23 September 2009
2 October 2009
9 days
MNSD–Nassara
12
Ali Badjo Gamatié (born 1957)
2 October 2009
18 February 2010(deposed )
139 days
MNSD–Nassara
Post vacant (18 – 23 February 2010)
13
Mahamadou Danda (born 1952)
23 February 2010
7 April 2011
1 year, 43 days
Independent
Djibo
14
Brigi Rafini (born 1954)
7 April 2011
2 April 2021
9 years, 360 days
PNDS–Tarayya
Issoufou
15
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou (born 1954)
3 April 2021
26 July 2023(deposed ) [4]
2 years, 114 days
PNDS–Tarayya
Bazoum
Post vacant (26 July – 8 August 2023)
16
Ali Lamine Zeine (born 1965)
8 August 2023[5]
Incumbent
311 days
Independent
Tchiani
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