President of Tanzania

President of the United Republic of Tanzania
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (Swahili)
Coat of arms of Tanzania
Presidential Standard
since 19 March 2021
Executive branch of the Government of Tanzania
Style
Type
Member ofCabinet
ResidenceIkulu
SeatDodoma
Term lengthFive years,
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Tanzania (1977)
Formation29 October 1964 (1964-10-29)
First holderJulius Nyerere
DeputyVice-President of Tanzania
SalaryTSh 98,287,560 / US$42,000 annually[1]
Websitewww.ikulu.go.tz

The President of the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government[2] of Tanzania.

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 2025, 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.[3][4]

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."[5]

List

Main article: List of heads of state of Tanzania

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

Main article: 2025 Tanzanian general election
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Samia Suluhu HassanEmmanuel John NchimbiChama Cha Mapinduzi31,913,86697.66
Mwalim Salum JumaDevota Mathew MinjaChama cha Ukombozi wa Umma213,4140.65
Gombo Samandito GomboHusna Mohamed AbdallaCivic United Front164,0500.50
Almas Hassan KisabyaAli Khamis HassanNational Reconstruction Alliance99,3960.30
Coaster Jimmy KibondeAzza Haji SuleimanChama Cha Makini59,1170.18
Kunje Ngombale MwiruChum Juma AbdallaAlliance for African Farmers Party42,4570.13
Abdul Juma MluyaSadoun Abrahman KhatibDemocratic Party26,2570.08
Ambar Khamis HajiEvaline Wilbard MunisiNCCR–Mageuzi25,1900.08
Saum Hussein RashidJuma Khamisi FakiUnited Democratic Party21,9640.07
Doyo Hassan DoyoChausiku Khatib MohammedNational League for Democracy18,0370.06
Rwamugira Mbatina YustasAmana Suleiman MzeeTanzania Labour Party17,5830.05
Bussungu Georges GabrielMakame Ali IssaAfrican Democratic Alliance Party14,3770.04
Noty Mwajuma MiramboMashavu Alawi HajiUnion for Multiparty Democracy13,8140.04
Kyara Majalio PaulSatia Mussa BebwaSauti ya Umma13,2030.04
Wilson Elias MulumbeShoka Khamis JumaAlliance for Democratic Change12,8980.04
Mwaijojele David DaudMasoud Ali AbdallaChama Cha Kijamii12,5160.04
Twalib Ibrahim KadegeAbdalla Mohamed KhamisUnited People's Democratic Party10,7050.03
Total32,678,844100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,647,235–
Source: EATV[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ wa Simbiye, Finnigan (6 December 2013). "PM scoffs at super salary rumour". Daily News (Tanzania). Dodoma. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Tanzania National Website". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  3. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  4. ^ "Tanzania (United Republic of) 1977 (rev. 2005)". The Constitute Project. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Tanzania (United Republic of) 1977 (rev. 1995) Constitution - Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Twalib Ibrahim Kadege | Uchaguzi 2025".
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