| President of the United Republic of Tanzania | |
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| Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Tanzania | |
| Style | Her Excellency Mheshimiwa Rais (Swahili) |
| Type | Head of state Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | Ikulu |
| Seat | Dodoma |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Tanzania (1977) |
| Formation | 29 October 1964; 61 years ago (1964-10-29) |
| First holder | Julius Nyerere |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Tanzania |
| Salary | 98,287,560Tanzanian shilling/US$42,000 annually[1] |
| Website | www |
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ThePresident of the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili:Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is thehead of state andhead of government[2] ofTanzania.
Samia Suluhu Hassan, sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. She succeededJohn Magufuli following hisdeath on 17 March 2021.
The president serves a term of five years. As of 2025, there is a two-term limit for the president in theConstitution of Tanzania. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Mwinyi in 1995.[3][4]
The president of Tanzania is the commander-in-chief of theArmed Forces and is "accountable to a legislature composed of elected members and representative of the people."[5]
After its independence in 1961 as Tanganyika, the country was first led byRichard Turnbull as governor-general untilJulius 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 theTanganyika African National Union party which later merged to become theChama Cha Mapinduzi party.[citation needed]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Samia Suluhu Hassan | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | 31,913,866 | 97.66 | |
| Mwalim Salum Juma | Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma | 213,414 | 0.65 | |
| Gombo Samandito Gombo | Civic United Front | 164,050 | 0.50 | |
| Almas Hassan Kisabya | National Reconstruction Alliance | 99,396 | 0.30 | |
| Coaster Jimmy Kibonde | Chama Cha Makini | 59,117 | 0.18 | |
| Kunje Ngombale Mwiru | Alliance for African Farmers Party | 42,457 | 0.13 | |
| Abdul Juma Mluya | Democratic Party | 26,257 | 0.08 | |
| Ambar Khamis Haji | NCCR–Mageuzi | 25,190 | 0.08 | |
| Saum Hussein Rashid | United Democratic Party | 21,964 | 0.07 | |
| Doyo Hassan Doyo | National League for Democracy | 18,037 | 0.06 | |
| Rwamugira Mbatina Yustas | Tanzania Labour Party | 17,583 | 0.05 | |
| Bussungu Georges Gabriel | Tanzania Democratic Alliance | 14,377 | 0.04 | |
| Noty Mwajuma Mirambo | Union for Multiparty Democracy | 13,814 | 0.04 | |
| Kyara Majalio Paul | Sauti ya Umma | 13,203 | 0.04 | |
| Wilson Elias Mulumbe | Alliance for Democratic Change | 12,898 | 0.04 | |
| Mwaijojele David Daud | Chama Cha Kijamii | 12,516 | 0.04 | |
| Twalib Ibrahim Kadege | United People's Democratic Party | 10,705 | 0.03 | |
| Total | 32,678,844 | 100.00 | ||
| Source:EATV | ||||
