President of Djibouti
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The President of Djibouti is the country’s head of state and government, holding executive authority and serving as the highest political office in the Republic of Djibouti.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presidency of Djibouti | 1 |
| Président de la République de Djibouti | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | electorate of Djibouti ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoliticalPartySystem | dominant-party system ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoliticalSystem | semi-presidential republic ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument | Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ |
| country | Djibouti ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Djibouti City ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartDate | 1999-05-08 ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
Djiboutian citizenship
ⓘ
minimum age requirement (specified by constitution) ⓘ |
| eligibleVotersRequirement | Djiboutian citizens of voting age ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Hassan Gouled Aptidon ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of Djibouti ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1977-06-27 ⓘ |
| formationEvent | independence of Djibouti ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Djibouti
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Djibouti
|
| legislaturePartner | National Assembly of Djibouti ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Africa ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Jabuuti
ⓘ
President of Djibouti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Président de la République de Djibouti
|
| nativeLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| oathRequirement | sworn to uphold the Constitution of Djibouti ⓘ |
| officeHierarchyLevel | highest political office in Djibouti ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | President ⓘ |
| power |
appoints members of the Council of Ministers
ⓘ
appoints the Prime Minister of Djibouti ⓘ can declare a state of emergency under constitutional conditions ⓘ concludes and ratifies international treaties ⓘ may issue decrees and regulations ⓘ oversees national defense policy ⓘ promulgates laws passed by the National Assembly ⓘ represents Djibouti in foreign relations ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Prime Minister of Djibouti ⓘ |
| residence | Presidential Palace, Djibouti City ⓘ |
| role |
commander-in-chief of the Djiboutian Armed Forces
ⓘ
head of government of Djibouti ⓘ head of state of Djibouti ⓘ |
| seat | Djibouti City ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| supervises | Government of Djibouti ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Djibouti ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no constitutional term limits (after 2010 reforms) ⓘ |
| termRenewable | yes ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Presidency of Djibouti
this entity surface form:
Président de la République de Djibouti