List of prime ministers of Niger Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger
Coat of arms of Niger
Incumbent Ali Lamine Zeine since 8 August 2023
Government of Niger
Member of	Cabinet of Niger
Seat	Niamey
Appointer	President of Niger
Formation	24 January 1983
First holder	Mamane Oumarou

A Prime Minister is a very important leader in a country's government. They usually lead the daily work of the government and help the President make big decisions. This page lists all the people who have served as Prime Minister of Niger since the job was created in 1983.

So far, fifteen different people have been Prime Minister of Niger. Some people, like Mamane Oumarou, Amadou Cissé, and Hama Amadou, have even served more than once!

The current Prime Minister of Niger is Ali Lamine Zeine. He was chosen on August 8, 2023. This happened after a big change in government that led to President Mohamed Bazoum and the previous Prime Minister, Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, leaving their positions.

Who Has Been Prime Minister of Niger?

This section shows a list of all the Prime Ministers of Niger. You will see their names, when they started and finished their time in office, and which political party they belonged to. Sometimes, a Prime Minister might be "Independent," meaning they don't belong to a specific political party.

Political parties

National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD–Nassara) Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS–Tarayya) Democratic and Social Convention (CSD–Rahama) Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP–Jama'a)

Other groups

Independent

Special status

Acting Prime Minister

No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Time in office			Political party	Head(s) of state
No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Started	Finished	How long they served	Political party	Head(s) of state
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	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	Saibou
The job of Prime Minister was removed for a short time (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	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 (1950–2024)	21 February 1995	27 January 1996 (left office due to a change in government)	340 days	MNSD–Nassara
Job was empty (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 (1950–2024)	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	MNSN–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 (left office due to a change in government)	139 days	MNSD–Nassara
Job was empty (18 – 23 February 2010)
13		Mahamadou Danda (born 1951)	23 February 2010	7 April 2011	1 year, 43 days	Independent	Djibo
14		Brigi Rafini (born 1953)	7 April 2011	2 April 2021	9 years, 360 days	PNDS–Tarayya	Issoufou
15		Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou (born 1954)	3 April 2021	26 July 2023 (left office due to a change in government)	2 years, 114 days	PNDS–Tarayya	Bazoum
Job was empty (26 July – 8 August 2023)
16		Ali Lamine Zeine (born 1965)	8 August 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 321 days	Independent	Tchiani