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Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

1946 - Today

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Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born 27 November 1947), often referred to by his initials IOG, is a Djiboutian politician and dictator who has served as the President of Djibouti since 1999. Guelleh was first elected as President in 1999 as the handpicked successor to his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled Djibouti since independence in 1977. Guelleh was re-elected in 2005, 2011, 2016 and in 2021. The elections were largely boycotted by the opposition amid complaints over widespread irregularities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the 3,590th most popular politician (down from 2,845th in 2024), the 17th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 10th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is most famous for being the president of Djibouti since 1999. He is also the first president to be democratically elected in the country.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 3,590 out of 19,576. Before him are Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, Choummaly Sayasone, Paul Kruger, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Boris Nemtsov. After him are Michael Collins, Postumus, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Isser Harel, László Sólyom, and Rumen Radev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 103. Before him are Ahmed Zewail, Brian Cox, Catharine MacKinnon, Daniel Libeskind, Frank Marshall, and Lasse Hallström. After him are Jochen Mass, John Paul Jones, Steve Biko, Philip Pullman, John Heard, and Jean Todt.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 17 out of 105. Before him are Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Onuphrius (320), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), Abiy Ahmed (1976), and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200). After him are Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Susenyos I (1572), and Hailemariam Desalegn (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ranks 14. Before him are Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), Abiy Ahmed (1976), and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200). After him are Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Susenyos I (1572), and Hailemariam Desalegn (1965).

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