List of heads of state of Niger

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| post = President

| body = the Republic of Niger

| native_name = {{lang|fr|Président du République du Niger}}

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| incumbent = Abdourahamane Tchiani

| incumbentsince = 28 July 2023{{NoteTag|As President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland until 26 March 2025, when he was additionally sworn in as President of the Republic.}}{{NoteTag|On 27 July 2023, Hassoumi Massaoudou proclaimed himself as interim head of government and acting head of state; as of 2025, no government recognized him as the rightful prime minister or as rightful president.{{Cite web|url=https://actucameroun.com/2023/07/27/coup-detat-au-niger-un-ministre-se-proclame-chef-du-gouvernement-par-interim-et-appelle-a-la-resistance/|title=Coup d'Etat au Niger: un ministre se proclame chef du gouvernement par intérim et appelle à la résistance|first=Modeste|last=Dossou|date=27 July 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.panapress.com/Le-chef-de-la-diplomatie-nigerie-a_630750772-lang1.html|title=Le chef de la diplomatie nigérienne se proclame|first=TRAORE Namaze Dramane|last=Dany|date=27 July 2023|website=Agence Panafricaine d'information}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895|title=Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV|date=26 July 2023|via=www.bbc.com}}}}

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| precursor = High Commissioner of Niger

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| website = [https://www.presidence.ne/ Présidence de la République du Niger]

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This is a list of heads of state of Niger since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

A total of eleven people, all of them men and six of them military rulers, have served as head of state of Niger.

The current head of state of Niger is Abdourahamane Tchiani,{{Cite web |date=2023-07-28 |title=Niger's General Abdourahamane Tchiani declared new leader following coup |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230728-niger-s-general-abdourahamane-tchiani-declared-new-leader-following-coup-state-tv |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=France 24 |language=en}} the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a military junta established following a coup{{Cite web |work=France 24 |title=Niger soldiers say President Bazoum has been removed, borders closed |date=26 July 2023 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230726-niger-soldiers-say-president-bazoum-has-been-removed-borders-closed |access-date=27 July 2023 |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last=Peter |first=Laurence |date=27 July 2023 |title=Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=BBC}} that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July 2023; additionally, Tchiani was formally sworn in as president of the republic on 26 March 2025, for the term of five years.{{Cite web |date=26 March 2025 |title=Niger's junta leader cements his grip on power as he is sworn in as president |url=https://apnews.com/article/niger-president-e7763dca5a85e790eeaca43f39237c04 |access-date=26 March 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-26 |title=Niger coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani sworn in as president for five years |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c241e115161o |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}{{cite news |title=Niger: Abdourahmane Tiani reaches the top – promoted to Army General and sworn in as President |url=https://www.actuniger.com/politique/20879-niger-abdourahmane-tiani-atteint-le-sommet-promu-general-darmee-et-investi-president.html |access-date=5 April 2025 |work=ActuNiger |date=26 March 2025 |language=fr}}

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Niger. The first president who adhered to the term limits was Mahamadou Issoufou in 2021.{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}

Titles

1960–1974: President of the Republic
1974: Chief of the General Staff of the Army (As interim head of state)
1974–1987: Chairman/President of the Supreme Military Council
1987: (Temporarily) Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
1987–1989: Chairman/President of the Supreme Military Council
1989: President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation
{{small|(Also called President of the Supreme National Guidance Council)}}
1989–1996: President of the Republic
1996: Chairman of the National Salvation Council
1996–1999: President of the Republic
1999: Prime Minister of Niger (As acting head of state)
1999: Chairman/President of the National Reconciliation Council
1999–2010: President of the Republic
2010–2011: Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy
2010–2011: Head of State of the Republic (de facto)
2011–2023: President of the Republic
2023–present: President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
2025–present: President of the Republic

List of officeholders

;Political parties

{{legend|{{party color|Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally}}|Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally (PPN–RDA)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|National Movement for the Society of Development}}|National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD–Nassara)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Democratic and Social Convention}}|Democratic and Social Convention (CSD–Rahama)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger)}}|National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) / Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP–Jama'a)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism}}|Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS–Tarayya)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other factions

{{legend|{{party color|Military rule}}|Military|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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Took office ! Left office ! Time in office
style="background:{{party color\|Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally}}; color:white;"\| 1 \| 70px \| Hamani Diori {{small\|(1916–1989)}} \| 1960 1965 1970 \| {{nowrap\|10 November}} 1960 \| {{nowrap\|15 April}} 1974 {{small\|(deposed)}} \| {{ayd\|1960\|11\|10\|1974\|04\|15}} \| PPN–RDA \| Position not established
style="background:{{party color\|Military rule}}; color:black;"\| 2 \| 70px \| Seyni Kountché {{small\|(1931–1987)}} \| — \| {{nowrap\|15 April}} 1974 \| {{nowrap\|10 November}} 1987 {{small\|(died in office)}} \| {{ayd\|1974\|04\|15\|1987\|11\|10}} \| Military \| Oumarou Algabid
style="background:{{party color\|National Movement for the Society of Development}}; color:white;"\| 3 \| 70px \| Ali Saibou {{small\|(1940–2011)}} \| 1989 \| {{nowrap\|10 November}} 1987 \| {{nowrap\|16 April}} 1993 \| {{ayd\|1987\|11\|10\|1993\|04\|16}} \| Military / MNSD–Nassara \| Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou
style="background:{{party color\|Democratic and Social Convention}}; color:white;"\| 4 \| 70px \| Mahamane Ousmane {{small\|(born 1950)}} \| 1993 \| {{nowrap\|16 April}} 1993 \| {{nowrap\|27 January}} 1996 {{small\|(deposed)}} \| {{ayd\|1993\|04\|16\|1996\|01\|27}} \| CSD–Rahama \| Cheiffou Issoufou Abdoulaye Cissé Amadou
style="background:{{party color\|Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger)}}; color:black;"\| 5 \| 70px \| Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara {{small\|(1949–1999)}} \| 1996 \| {{nowrap\|27 January}} 1996 \| {{nowrap\|9 April}} 1999 {{small\|(assassinated)}} \| {{ayd\|1996\|01\|27\|1999\|04\|09}} \| Military / {{nowrap\|UNIRD / RDP–Jama'a}} \| Adji Cissé Mayaki
style="background:#e6e6aa;" ! style="background:{{party color\|Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger)}}; color:black;"\| – \| 70px \| Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki {{small\|(born 1951)}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.archontology.org/nations/niger/00_1958_td_s.php\|title=Niger: Heads of State: 1958-2025 - Archontology\|website=www.archontology.org}} \| – \| {{nowrap\|9 April}} 1999 \| {{nowrap\|11 April}} 1999 \| {{ayd\|1999\|04\|09\|1999\|04\|11}} {{NoteTag\|In this period, the real power was with the military.{{Cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/316037.stm\|title=BBC News \| Africa \| Military controls Niger\|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}}} \| RDP–Jama'a \| Himself
style="background:{{party color\|Military rule}}; color:black;"\| 6 \| 70px \| Daouda Malam Wanké {{small\|(1946–2004)}} \| — \| {{nowrap\|11 April}} 1999 \| {{nowrap\|22 December}} 1999 \| {{ayd\|1999\|04\|11\|1999\|12\|22}} \| Military {{small\|(Affiliated with the MNSD–Nassara)}} \| Mayaki
style="background:{{party color\|National Movement for the Society of Development}}; color:white;"\| 7 \| 70px \| Mamadou Tandja {{small\|(1938–2020)}} \| 1999 2004 \| {{nowrap\|22 December}} 1999 \| {{nowrap\|18 February}} 2010 {{small\|(deposed)}} \| {{ayd\|1999\|12\|22\|2010\|02\|18}} \| MNSD–Nassara \| Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié
style="background:{{party color\|Military rule}}; color:black;"\| 8 \| 70px \| Salou Djibo {{small\|(born 1965)}} \| — \| {{nowrap\|18 February}} 2010 \| {{nowrap\|7 April}} 2011 \| {{ayd\|2010\|02\|18\|2011\|04\|07}} \| Military \| Danda
style="background:{{party color\|Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism}}; color:black;"\| 9 \| 70px \| Mahamadou Issoufou {{small\|(born 1952)}} \| 2011 2016 \| {{nowrap\|7 April}} 2011 \| {{nowrap\|2 April}} 2021 \| {{ayd\|2011\|04\|07\|2021\|04\|02}} \| PNDS–Tarayya \| Rafini
style="background:{{party color\|Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism}}; color:black;"\| 10 \| 70px \| Mohamed Bazoum {{small\|(born 1960)}} \| 2020–21 \| {{nowrap\|2 April}} 2021 \| {{nowrap\|26 July}} 2023 {{small\|(deposed)}} \| {{ayd\|2021\|04\|02\|2023\|07\|26}} \| PNDS–Tarayya \| Mahamadou
colspan="10"\| Under governance of the ten-member National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP){{NoteTag\|Abdourahamane Tchiani was suspected to be the real leader of Niger in this period.{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapanews.net%2F2023%2F07%2F26%2Fomar-tchiani-the-general-spearheading-nigers-coup%2F#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url\|title=Omar Tchiani: Who is the General spearheading Niger’s coup?\|website=APAnews}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/27/who-is-omar-tchiani-the-suspected-brain-behind-niger-coup\|title=Who is Omar Tchiani, leader of Niger's new military government?\|website=Al Jazeera}}}}{{Cite web \|last1=Aksar \|first1=Moussa \|last2=Balima \|first2=Boureima \|date=2023-07-28 \|title=Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/soldiers-nigers-presidential-guard-blockade-presidents-office-security-sources-2023-07-26/ \|website=Reuters}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/international/au-niger-des-militaires-putschistes-ont-renverse-le-president-mohamed-bazoum_AD-202307270054.html\|title=Au Niger, des militaires putschistes ont renversé le président Mohamed Bazoum\|date=27 July 2023\|website=BFMTV}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dw.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D9%80-%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8/a-66360988\|title=رئيس النيجر يرفض الانقلاب الذي أعلنه عسكريون – DW – 2023/7/27\|website=dw.com}} (26 – 28 July 2023)
style="background:{{party color\|Military rule}}; color:black;"\| 11 \| 70px \| Abdourahamane Tchiani {{small\|(born 1960/61)}} \| — \| {{nowrap\|28 July}} 2023 {{Cite web\|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/en-bref/20230728-niger-le-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral-abdourahamane-tchiani-a-pris-la-parole-en-tant-que-pr%C3%A9sident-du-conseil-national-pour-la-sauvegarde-de-la-patrie-un-cnsp-%C3%A0-l-origine-d-un-coup-d-%C3%A9tat\|title=Coup d'État au Niger: première apparition du général Tiani en tant que «président du CNSP»\|date=28 July 2023\|website=RFI}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.france24.com/es/%C3%A1frica/20230728-el-general-tchiani-se-declara-l%C3%ADder-del-consejo-de-transici%C3%B3n-tras-el-golpe-de-estado-en-n%C3%ADger\|title=El general Tchiani se declara líder del Consejo de Transición tras el golpe de Estado en Níger\|date=28 July 2023\|website=France 24}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/28/niger-general-tchiani-named-head-of-transitional-government-after-coup\|title=Niger general Tchiani named head of transitional government after coup\|website=Al Jazeera}} \| Incumbent \| {{ayd\|2023\|07\|28}} \| Military \| Zeine

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! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan="2" |Elected

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

! rowspan="2" |Prime minister(s)

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally}}; color:white;"| 1

| 70px

| Hamani Diori
{{small|(1916–1989)}}

| 1960
1965
1970

| {{nowrap|10 November}} 1960

| {{nowrap|15 April}} 1974
{{small|(deposed)}}

| {{ayd|1960|11|10|1974|04|15}}

| PPN–RDA

| Position not established

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 2

| 70px

| Seyni Kountché
{{small|(1931–1987)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|15 April}} 1974

| {{nowrap|10 November}} 1987
{{small|(died in office)}}

| {{ayd|1974|04|15|1987|11|10}}

| Military

| Oumarou
Algabid

style="background:{{party color|National Movement for the Society of Development}}; color:white;"| 3

| 70px

| Ali Saibou
{{small|(1940–2011)}}

| 1989

| {{nowrap|10 November}} 1987

| {{nowrap|16 April}} 1993

| {{ayd|1987|11|10|1993|04|16}}

| Military /
MNSD–Nassara

| Algabid
Oumarou
Mahamidou
Cheiffou

style="background:{{party color|Democratic and Social Convention}}; color:white;"| 4

| 70px

| Mahamane Ousmane
{{small|(born 1950)}}

| 1993

| {{nowrap|16 April}} 1993

| {{nowrap|27 January}} 1996
{{small|(deposed)}}

| {{ayd|1993|04|16|1996|01|27}}

| CSD–Rahama

| Cheiffou
Issoufou
Abdoulaye
Cissé
Amadou

style="background:{{party color|Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger)}}; color:black;"| 5

| 70px

| Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
{{small|(1949–1999)}}

| 1996

| {{nowrap|27 January}} 1996

| {{nowrap|9 April}} 1999
{{small|(assassinated)}}

| {{ayd|1996|01|27|1999|04|09}}

| Military /
{{nowrap|UNIRD / RDP–Jama'a}}

| Adji
Cissé
Mayaki

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

! style="background:{{party color|Rally for Democracy and Progress (Niger)}}; color:black;"| –

| 70px

| Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki
{{small|(born 1951)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.archontology.org/nations/niger/00_1958_td_s.php|title=Niger: Heads of State: 1958-2025 - Archontology|website=www.archontology.org}}

| –

| {{nowrap|9 April}} 1999

| {{nowrap|11 April}} 1999

| {{ayd|1999|04|09|1999|04|11}}

{{NoteTag|In this period, the real power was with the military.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/316037.stm|title=BBC News | Africa | Military controls Niger|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}}}

| RDP–Jama'a

| Himself

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 6

| 70px

| Daouda Malam Wanké
{{small|(1946–2004)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|11 April}} 1999

| {{nowrap|22 December}} 1999

| {{ayd|1999|04|11|1999|12|22}}

| Military
{{small|(Affiliated with the MNSD–Nassara)}}

| Mayaki

style="background:{{party color|National Movement for the Society of Development}}; color:white;"| 7

| 70px

| Mamadou Tandja
{{small|(1938–2020)}}

| 1999
2004

| {{nowrap|22 December}} 1999

| {{nowrap|18 February}} 2010
{{small|(deposed)}}

| {{ayd|1999|12|22|2010|02|18}}

| MNSD–Nassara

| Mayaki
Amadou
Oumarou
Abouba
Gamatié

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 8

| 70px

| Salou Djibo
{{small|(born 1965)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|18 February}} 2010

| {{nowrap|7 April}} 2011

| {{ayd|2010|02|18|2011|04|07}}

| Military

| Danda

style="background:{{party color|Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism}}; color:black;"| 9

| 70px

| Mahamadou Issoufou
{{small|(born 1952)}}

| 2011
2016

| {{nowrap|7 April}} 2011

| {{nowrap|2 April}} 2021

| {{ayd|2011|04|07|2021|04|02}}

| PNDS–Tarayya

| Rafini

style="background:{{party color|Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism}}; color:black;"| 10

| 70px

| Mohamed Bazoum
{{small|(born 1960)}}

| 2020–21

| {{nowrap|2 April}} 2021

| {{nowrap|26 July}} 2023
{{small|(deposed)}}

| {{ayd|2021|04|02|2023|07|26}}

| PNDS–Tarayya

| Mahamadou

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(26 – 28 July 2023)

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 11

| 70px

| Abdourahamane Tchiani
{{small|(born 1960/61)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|28 July}} 2023

{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/en-bref/20230728-niger-le-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral-abdourahamane-tchiani-a-pris-la-parole-en-tant-que-pr%C3%A9sident-du-conseil-national-pour-la-sauvegarde-de-la-patrie-un-cnsp-%C3%A0-l-origine-d-un-coup-d-%C3%A9tat|title=Coup d'État au Niger: première apparition du général Tiani en tant que «président du CNSP»|date=28 July 2023|website=RFI}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/es/%C3%A1frica/20230728-el-general-tchiani-se-declara-l%C3%ADder-del-consejo-de-transici%C3%B3n-tras-el-golpe-de-estado-en-n%C3%ADger|title=El general Tchiani se declara líder del Consejo de Transición tras el golpe de Estado en Níger|date=28 July 2023|website=France 24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/28/niger-general-tchiani-named-head-of-transitional-government-after-coup|title=Niger general Tchiani named head of transitional government after coup|website=Al Jazeera}}

| Incumbent

| {{ayd|2023|07|28}}

| Military

| Zeine

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ScaleMajor = gridcolor:gray1 unit:year increment:5 start:1960

ScaleMinor = gridcolor:gray2 unit:year increment:1 start:1960

Legend = columns:1 left:150 top:35 columnwidth:170

TextData =

pos:(20,38) textcolor:black fontsize:M

text:"Political party:"

BarData =

bar:Diori

bar:Kountché

bar:Saibou

bar:Ousmane

bar:Maïnassara

bar:Mayaki

bar:Wanké

bar:Tandja

bar:Djibo

bar:Issoufou

bar:Bazoum

bar:Tchiani

PlotData =

width:5 align:left fontsize:9 shift:(5,-4) anchor:till

bar:Diori

from: 10/11/1960 till: 15/04/1974 color:ppn-rda text:"Hamani Diori"

bar:Kountché

from: 15/04/1974 till: 10/11/1987 color:military text:"Seyni Kountché"

bar:Saibou

from: 10/11/1987 till: 17/05/1989 color:military

from: 17/05/1989 till: 16/04/1993 color:mnsd text:"Ali Saibou"

bar:Ousmane

from: 16/04/1993 till: 27/01/1996 color:cds text:"Mahamane Ousmane"

bar:Maïnassara

from: 27/01/1996 till: 01/07/1996 color:military

from: 01/07/1996 till: 20/08/1997 color:unird

from: 20/08/1997 till: 09/04/1999 color:rdp text:"Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara"

bar:Mayaki

from: 09/04/1999 till: 11/04/1999 color:rdp text:"Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (acting)"

bar:Wanké

from: 11/04/1999 till: 22/12/1999 color:military text:"Daouda Malam Wanké"

bar:Tandja

from: 22/12/1999 till: 18/02/2010 color:mnsd text:"Mamadou Tandja"

bar:Djibo

from: 18/02/2010 till: 07/04/2011 color:military text:"Salou Djibo"

bar:Issoufou

from: 07/04/2011 till: 02/04/2021 color:pnds text:"Mahamadou Issoufou"

bar:Bazoum

from: 02/04/2021 till: 26/07/2023 color:pnds text:"Mohamed Bazoum"

bar:Tchiani

from: 28/07/2023 till: $today color:military text:"Abdourahamane Tchiani"

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Latest election

{{Election results

|cand1=Mohamed Bazoum|party1=Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism|votes1=1879629|votes1_2=2490049

|cand3=Seyni Oumarou|party3=National Movement for the Society of Development|votes3=428083

|cand4=Albadé Abouba|party4=Patriotic Movement for the Republic|votes4=338511|color4=#F36B05

|cand5=Ibrahim Yacouba|party5=Nigerien Patriotic Movement|votes5=257302|color5=#EA1821

|cand6=Salou Djibo|party6=Peace, Justice, Progress – Generation Doubara|votes6=142747|color6=#376440

|cand7=Oumarou Malam Alma|party7=Rally for Peace and Progress|votes7=118259|color7=#00923F

|cand8=Hassane Baraze Moussa|party8=Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress|votes8=114965

|cand9=Omar Hamidou Tchana|party9=Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger|votes9=76368|color9=#87ceeb

|cand10=Amadou Ousmane|party10=Democratic Alternation for Fairness in Niger|votes10=63396|color10=#FEE101

|cand11=Souleymane Garba|party11=Niger Party of Change – Mu Lura|votes11=61158|color11=#DB7300

|cand12=Idi Ango Ousmane|party12=Alliance for Democracy and the Republic – Mahita|votes12=56100|color12=#F6DE5A

|cand13=Nayoussa Nassirou|party13=Convention for Democracy and Social Progress|votes13=41697|color13=#0172B6

|cand14=Ibrahim Gado|party14=Republican Council for Progress and Democracy|votes14=39319|color14=#0193DC

|cand15=Mounkaila Issa|party15=Nigerien Rally for Democracy and Peace|votes15=38604|color15=orange

|cand16=Hamidou Mamadou Abdou|party16=African National Gathering Party|votes16=35934|color16=#EB582A

|cand17=Intinicar Alhassane|party17=Nigerien Party for Peace and Development|votes17=30995|color17=#0C4604

|cand18=Abdoulkadri Alpha|party18=Gayya Zabbe|votes18=28910|color18=black

|cand19=Kane Habibou|party19=Synergy of Democrats for the Republic|votes19=27162|color19=#FDCC27

|cand20=Oumarou Abdourahamane|party20=Union for Patriotic Pan-Africanists|votes20=20488|color20=#6BA60C

|cand21=Moustapha Moustapha|party21=Party for a Political Revolution in Niger|votes21=20365

|cand22=Amadou Saidou|party22=Independent|votes22=20156

|cand23=Mahaman Hamissou Moumouni|party23=Party for Justice and Development – Hakika|votes23=18585|color23=purple

|cand24=Djibrilla Mainassara|party24=Sawaba|votes24=17233

|cand25=Sagbo Adolphe|party25=Socialist Party|votes25=17060|color25=#ED2781

|cand26=Idrissa Issoufou|party26=Citizen's Movement for Development|votes26=16995|color26=#C00002

|cand27=Amadou Cissé|party27=Union for Democracy and the Republic|votes27=16835|color27=red

|cand28=Mamadou Doulla|party28=Redemption for the Sake of the Fatherland|votes28=16768|color28=#FEB101

|cand29=Abdallah Souleymane|party29=Niger Forward (Nigerena)|votes29=14282|color29=#FA7A0C

|cand30=Ismael Ide|party30=Action Front for a New Niger|votes30=12062|color30=#FE6508

|invalid=406752|invalid2=211658

|electorate=7446556|electorate2=7446556

|source=[http://cour-constitutionnelle-niger.org/documents/arrets/matiere_electorale/2021/arret_n_06_21_cc_me.pdf Constitutional Court - First round] [http://cour-constitutionnelle-niger.org/documents/arrets/matiere_electorale/2021/arret_n_023_21_cc_me.pdf Constitutional Court - Second round]

}}