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President of the United Republic of Tanzania
Flag of the President of Tanzania.svg
Presidential Standard
Coat of arms of Tanzania.svg
Coat of arms of Tanzania
Samia Suluhu Hassan in May 2017.jpg
Incumbent
Samia Suluhu Hassan

since 19 March 2021
Executive branch of the Government of Tanzania
Style Her Excellency
Mheshimiwa Rais  (Swahili)
Member of Cabinet
Residence Ikulu
Seat Dodoma
Term length Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument 1977 Constitution
Formation 29 October 1964; 60 years ago (1964-10-29)
First holder Julius Nyerere
Deputy Vice-President of Tanzania
Salary 98,287,560 Tanzanian shilling/US$42,000 annually


The president of the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of government.

Samia Suluhu Hassan, sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. She succeeded John Magufuli following his death on 17 March 2021.

Presidential term

The president serves a term of five years. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Tanzania. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Mwinyi in 1995.

Executive powers

The president of Tanzania is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and is "accountable to a legislature composed of elected members and representative of the people."

List

After its independence in 1961 as Tanganyika, the country was first led by Richard Turnbull as governor-general until Julius Nyerere became the first and only president under the 1962 constitution. The 1964 constitution after the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar has had 6 presidents with each serving multiple terms except Samia Suluhu Hassan. Julius Nyerere served 5 terms total from 1962–1985, having served 4 terms under the 1964 constitution. All presidents of Tanzania have been from the Tanganyika African National Union party which later merged to become the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party.

Latest election

Candidate Running mate Party Votes %
John Magufuli Samia Suluhu Chama cha Mapinduzi 12,516,252 84.40
Tundu Lissu Salum Mwalimu Juma Chadema 1,933,271 13.04
Bernard Kamillius Membe Omar Fakih Hamad Alliance for Change and Transparency 81,129 0.55
Leopord Lucas Mahona Khamis Ali Hassan National Reconstruction Alliance 80,787 0.54
Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba Hamida Huweishil Abdalla Civic United Front 72,885 0.49
John Paul Shibuda Hassan Kornely Kijogoo Tanzania Democratic Alliance 33,086 0.22
Hashim Spunda Rungwe Mohammed Massoud Rashid Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma 32,878 0.22
Yeremia Kulwa Maganja Khamis Haji Ambar NCCR–Mageuzi 19,969 0.13
Muttamwega Bhatt Mgaywa Satia Mussa Bebwa Sauti ya Umma 14,922 0.10
Cecilia Augustino Mwanga Tabu Mussa Juma Attentive Democracy Party 14,556 0.10
Philipo John Fumbo Zaina Juma Khamis Democratic Party 8,283 0.06
Queen Cuthbert Sendiga Khamis Juma Shoka Alliance for Democratic Change 7,627 0.05
Twalib Ibrahim Kadege Ramadhan Ali Abdallah United People's Democratic Party 6,194 0.04
Seif Maalim Seif Rashid Ligania Rai Alliance for African Farmers Party 4,635 0.03
Khalfan Mohammed Mazrui Mashavu Alawi Haji Union for Multiparty Democracy 3,721 0.03
Total 14,830,195 100.00
Valid votes 14,830,195 98.27
Invalid/blank votes 261,755 1.73
Total votes 15,091,950 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 29,754,699 50.72

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