List of heads of government of Zanzibar
Chief Ministers of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Status

List of heads of government of Zanzibar

Section Title: Chief Ministers of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Table Section Text: Status

№	Chief Minister (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)	Sultan(s)

Took office	Left office

–	Geoffrey Charles Lawrence (1915–1994)	-	23 February 1961	5 June 1961	Independent	Abdullah

1	Muhammad Shamte Hamadi (1907–aft. 1964)	-	5 June 1961	24 June 1963	Coalition (ZPPP + ZNP)	Abdullah

Sentence(s)

Geoffrey Charles Lawrence (1915–1994) was chief minister of Zanzibar from 23 February 1961 to 5 June 1961.

final_sentence: Geoffrey Charles Lawrence (1915–1994) was chief minister of Zanzibar from 23 February 1961 to 5 June 1961.