| Tenure |
Incumbent |
Affiliation |
Notes |
| French Somaliland |
| 1957 to December 1958 |
Mahamoud Harbi Farah, Vice President of the Government Council |
PMP |
|
| December 1958 to April 1959 |
Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Vice President of the Government Council |
PMP |
Issa |
| April 1959 to June 1960 |
Ahmed Dini Ahmed, Vice President of the Government Council |
LPAI |
Afar |
| June 1960 to 1966 |
Ali Aref Bourhan, Vice President of the Government Council |
UNI |
Afar |
| 1966 to 1967 |
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil, Vice President of the Government Council |
RDA |
Afar |
| French Territory of the Afars and Issas (FTAI) |
| 7 July 1967 to 29 July 1976 |
Ali Aref Bourhan, Presidents of the Government Council |
UNI |
Afar |
| 29 July 1976 to 18 May 1977 |
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil, President of the Government Council |
RDA |
Afar |
| 18 May 1977 to 27 June 1977 |
Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Prime Minister |
RPP |
Issa |
| Republic of Djibouti (République Djibouti) |
| جمهورية جيبوتي (Jumhūriyya Jibūt) |
| 27 June 1977 to 12 July 1977 |
Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Prime Minister |
RPP |
Issa |
| 12 July 1977 to 5 February 1978 |
Ahmed Dini Ahmed, Prime Minister |
RPP |
Afar |
| 5 February 1978 to 2 October 1978 |
Abdallah Mohamed Kamil, Prime Minister |
RPP |
Afar |
| 2 October 1978 to 7 March 2001 |
Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister |
RPP |
Afar |
| 7 March 2001 to present |
Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister |
RPP |
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