🇹🇯 Tajikistan
Presidential systemElectoral autocracy
Emomali Rahmon
President · 11,655 days in office
How the political system works in Tajikistan
Tajikistan is governed as a presidential system. Its president, Emomali Rahmon, has led the country since Nov 19, 1994. Tajikistan has had 5 presidents since 1990. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral autocracy.
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Emomali Rahmon
11,655 days
Shortest-serving
Qadriddin Aslonov
23 days
Average tenure
120 days
Emomali Rahmon: 9613% above average
Female leaders
0 of 5
All male to date
Recent presidents by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Tajikistan?
Across 6 completed terms, the average president of Tajikistan has served 120 days (about 0.3 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 89 days. The last leader to beat the average was Rahmon Nabiyev, who left office in 1992.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All presidents of Tajikistan
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Emomali Rahmon | Nov 19, 1994 | Incumbent | 11,655 |
| 6 | Akbarsho Iskandrov | Sep 7, 1992 | Nov 20, 1992 | 74 |
| 5 |  Rahmon Nabiyev | Dec 2, 1991 | Sep 7, 1992 | 280 |
| 4 | Akbarsho Iskandrov | Oct 6, 1991 | Dec 2, 1991 | 57 |
| 3 | Rahmon Nabiyev | Sep 23, 1991 | Oct 6, 1991 | 13 |
| 2 | Qadriddin Aslonov | Aug 31, 1991 | Sep 23, 1991 | 23 |
| 1 | Qahhor Mahkamov | Nov 30, 1990 | Aug 31, 1991 | 274 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the President of Tajikistan?
- Emomali Rahmon has been President of Tajikistan since Nov 19, 1994.
- How is the leader of Tajikistan chosen?
- Tajikistan is governed as a presidential system. Its president, Emomali Rahmon, has led the country since Nov 19, 1994. Tajikistan has had 5 presidents since 1990. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral autocracy.
- Who is the longest-serving President of Tajikistan?
- Emomali Rahmon, with 11,655 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Tajikistan?
- Across 6 completed terms, the average president of Tajikistan has served 120 days (about 0.3 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 89 days. The last leader to beat the average was Rahmon Nabiyev, who left office in 1992.
- Has Tajikistan ever had a female president?
- No. All 5 presidents of Tajikistan to date have been men.