List of prime ministers of Niger

This is a list of prime ministers of Niger since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Niger in 1983 to the present day.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger
Premier ministre du Niger
Coat of arms of Niger
Incumbent Ali Lamine Zeine since 8 August 2023
Government of Niger
Type	Head of government
Member of	Cabinet of Niger
Seat	Niamey
Appointer	President of Niger
Formation	24 January 1983; 42 years ago (1983-01-24)[note 1]
First holder	Mamane Oumarou

A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Niger (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, three persons, Mamane Oumarou, Amadou Cissé and Hama Amadou have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Prime Minister of Niger is Ali Lamine Zeine, who was appointed by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani on 8 August 2023,^[1] following a coup^[2][3] that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum and the government of Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou.

Position under presidential system (2009–2010)

Niger switched from semi-presidential republic to presidential system between 18 August 2009 and 25 November 2010, whereby the Prime Minister was not the head of government, but mainly existed in a capacity of assisting the President.^[4][5] Niger returned to semi-presidential system on 25 November 2010, whereby the Prime Minister was reinstated as head of government.^[6]

List of officeholders

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 factions

  Independent

Status

  Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Head(s) of state
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Mamane Oumarou (born 1945)	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
								Saibou
(1)		Mamane Oumarou (born 1945)	15 July 1988	20 December 1989	1 year, 158 days		MNSD–Nassara
Post abolished (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
								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 (deposed)	340 days		MNSD–Nassara
Post vacant (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		RDP–Jama'a
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		MNSD–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 (deposed)	139 days		MNSD–Nassara
Post vacant (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 (deposed)[7]	2 years, 114 days		PNDS–Tarayya	Bazoum
Post vacant (26 July – 8 August 2023)
16		Ali Lamine Zeine (born 1965)	8 August 2023[1]	Incumbent	2 years, 4 days		Independent[note 2]	Tchiani

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Niger
• List of heads of state of Niger
• Vice President of Niger
• List of colonial governors of Niger

Notes

1. The office was established on 18 December 1958 as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Niger was part of the French Community.
2. Affiliated with the MNSD–Nassara until 26 March 2025.^[8]