The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from Djibouti

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This page contains a list of the greatest Djibouti Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 3 of which were born in Djibouti. This makes Djibouti the birth place of the 196th most number of Politicians behind Kiribati, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Djibouti Politicians of all time. This list of famous Djibouti Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (b. 1951)

With an HPI of 53.54, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed is the most famous Djibouti Politician.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages on wikipedia.

Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (Afar: Qabdulkadir Kamil Macammad, Arabic: عبد القادر كامل محمد; born 1 July 1952) is a Djiboutian politician who has been Prime Minister of Djibouti since 2013. A longtime member of the ruling People's Rally for Progress, he previously served as Minister of Agriculture from 2005 to 2011 and as Minister of Defense from 2011 to 2013.

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2. Barkat Gourad Hamadou (1930 - 2018)

With an HPI of 45.98, Barkat Gourad Hamadou is the 2nd most famous Djibouti Politician.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Barkat Gourad Hamadou (Arabic: بركات غوراد حمادو; 1 January 1930 – 18 March 2018) was the Prime Minister of Djibouti from 2 October 1978 until 7 March 2001.

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3. Dileita Mohamed Dileita (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 45.84, Dileita Mohamed Dileita is the 3rd most famous Djibouti Politician.  His biography has been translated into 32 different languages.

Dileita Mohamed Dileita (Afar: Dileita Macammad Dileita, Arabic: دليطة محمد دليطة; born 12 March 1959) is a Djiboutian politician who was the prime minister of Djibouti from 7 March 2001 to 1 April 2013. He was vice-president of the People's Rally for Progress (RPP), the governing political party, until 2012. He also served as president of the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP), the governing coalition. He was elected President of the National Assembly on 5 March 2023.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Djibouti politicians born between 1930 and 1958. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Djibouti politicians include Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, and Dileita Mohamed Dileita. The most famous deceased Djibouti politicians include Barkat Gourad Hamadou.

Living Djibouti Politicians

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Deceased Djibouti Politicians

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