| Tenure | Incumbent | Affliation | Notes |
| French Somaliland |
| 1957 to December
1958 | Mahamoud Harbi
Farah,
Vice President of the Government Council | PMP | Â fourlaba |
| December
1958 to April
1959 | Hassan Gouled
Aptidon ,
Vice President of the Government Council | PMP | Issa |
| April
1959 to June
1960 | Ahmed Dini
Ahmed ,
Vice President of the Government Council | LPAI | Afar |
| June
1960 to
1966 | Ali Aref
Bourhan,
Vice President of the Government Council | UNI | Afar |
| 1966 to
1967 | Abdallah Mohamed
Kamil,
Vice President of the Government Council | RDA | Afar |
| French Territory of the Afars and Issas (FTAI) |
| 7 July 1967 to
29 July 1976 | Ali Aref
Bourhan,
Presidents of the Government Council | UNI | Afar |
| 29 July 1976 to
18 May 1977 | Abdallah Mohamed
Kamil,
President of the Government Council | RDA | Afar |
| 18 May 1977 to
27 June 1977 | Hassan Gouled
Aptidon ,
Prime Minister | RPP | Issa |
| Republic of Djibouti (
République Djibouti ) |
| جمهورية جيبوتي (
Jumhūriyya Jibūt ) |
| 27 June 1977 to
12 July 1977 | Hassan Gouled
Aptidon ,
Prime Minister | RPP | Issa |
| 12 July 1977 to
5 February 1978 | Ahmed Dini
Ahmed ,
Prime Minister | RPP | Afar |
| 5 February 1978 to
2 October 1978 | Abdallah Mohamed
Kamil,
Prime Minister | RPP | Afar |
| 2 October 1978 to
7 March 2001 | Barkat Gourad
Hamadou ,
Prime Minister | RPP | Afar |