አ ከሚያዚያ 9 ቀን 1999 ጀምሮ ስልጣን ላይ የተቀመጠ ሲሆን ሃገሪቷ ነጻነቷን ከተቀናጀች ጀምሮ የፕሬዝዳንቱ ፓርቲ የሆነው ‹የሕዝቦች አንድነት ለዕድገት› ስልጣኑን ይዟል፡፡
Ismaïl Omar Gelleh has been president of the republic since April 9, 1999, and his ideologically conservative party, the People's Rally for Progress, has been in power since the country gained independence.