This is a list of the heads of government of Zanzibar, an semi-autonomous region of Tanzania. The office of Chief Minister (later changed to Prime Minister) was established in 1961 and abolished in 2010, having been previously abolished between 1964 and 1983.
| Chief Minister of Zanzibar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Appointer | Sultan of Zanzibar (1961–1964) President of Zanzibar (1964–2010) |
| Formation | 5 June 1961 |
| First holder | Muhammad Shamte Hamadi |
| Final holder | Shamsi Vuai Nahodha |
| Abolished | 9 November 2010 |
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP)
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
- Other factions
- Status
Denotes acting chief minister
Chief ministers of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Sultan(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| – | 
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Geoffrey Charles Lawrence (1915–1994) |
23 February 1961 | 5 June 1961 | 102 days | Independent | Abdullah |
| 1 |
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Muhammad Shamte Hamadi (1907–aft. 1964) |
5 June 1961 | 24 June 1963 | 2 years, 19 days | Coalition (ZPPP + ZNP) | |
Prime minister of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Sultan(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |
|
Muhammad Shamte Hamadi (1907–aft. 1964) |
24 June 1963 | 12 January 1964 (deposed.) |
202 days | Coalition (ZPPP + ZNP) |
Abdullah Jamshid |
Prime minister of the People's Republic of Zanzibar
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |
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Abdullah Kassim Hanga (1932–1969) |
12 January 1964 | 27 April 1964 | 106 days | ASP | A. Karume |
Chief ministers of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Post abolished (27 April 1964 – 21 February 1983) | ||||||||
| 1 |
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Ramadani Baki (born 1943) |
21 February 1983 | 6 February 1984 | 350 days | CCM | Jumbe Mwinyi | |
| 2 | 
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Seif Sharif Hamad (1943–2021) |
6 February 1984 | 22 January 1988 | 4 years, 16 days | CCM | Mwinyi Wakil | |
| 3 |
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Omar Ali Juma (1941–2001) |
25 January 1988 | 1 November 1995 | 7 years, 280 days | CCM | Wakil Amour | |
| 4 | 
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Mohamed Gharib Bilal (born 1945) |
1 November 1995 | 15 November 2000 | 5 years, 14 days | CCM | Amour A. A. Karume | |
| 5 |
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Shamsi Vuai Nahodha (born 1962) |
15 November 2000 | 9 November 2010 | 9 years, 359 days | CCM | Karume Shein | |
| Post abolished (9 November 2010 – present) | ||||||||
Timeline
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See also
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