# List of heads of state of Mali

This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Additionally, two people, Amadou Toumani Touré and Assimi Goïta, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current head of state of Mali is interim president Assimi Goïta, who took power for a second time on 24 May 2021, after dismissing previous interim president Bah Ndaw in the 2021 coup d'état. He has since been constitutionally declared interim president of Mali. Since the 2023 constitutional referendum held during Goita's leadership, Mali has shifted from a semi-presidential to a full presidential system, with the president serving as the head of government and dictating the policies of the government.

## Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Mali. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

## Succession

Article 53 of the Constitution entrusts the Prime Minister with the duties of the presidency during temporary absences. In the case of a definitive vacancy due to resignation, death, or permanent incapacitation, the President of the National Assembly assumes the functions of the president for a period of 90 to 120 days until a new president can be elected.

## Titles

* 1960–1965: Head of State
* 1965–1968: President of the Republic
* 1968–1969: Chairman of the Military Committee for National Liberation
* 1969–1979: Head of State
* 1979–1991: President of the Republic
* 1991 : Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council
* 1991–1992: Chairman of the Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People
* 1992–2012: President of the Republic
* 2012 : Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State
* 2012–2020: President of the Republic
* 2020 : Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People
* 2020–present: President of the Transition

## List of officeholders
### Status

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Prime minister(s) |
| 1 | | Modibo Keïta (1915–1977) | 1960 1964 | 20 June 1960 | 19 November 1968 (deposed) | 8 years, 152 days | US–RDA | Himself Position abolished |
| 2 | | Moussa Traoré (1936–2020) | 1974 1979 1985 | 19 November 1968 | 26 March 1991 (deposed) | 22 years, 127 days | Military / UDPM | Diakité Dembelé |
| 3 | | Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–2020) | — | 26 March 1991 | 8 June 1992 | 1 year, 74 days | Military | Position vacant Sacko |
| 4 | | Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 1946) | 1992 1997 | 8 June 1992 | 8 June 2002 | 10 years | ADEMA–PASJ | Sacko Touré Sow I. B. Keïta Mandé Sidibé Keita |
| (3) | | Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–2020) | 2002 2007 | 8 June 2002 | 22 March 2012 (deposed) | 9 years, 288 days | Independent | Hamani O. I. Maïga Modibo Sidibé C. M. K. Sidibé |
| 5 | | Amadou Sanogo (born 1972/73) | — | 22 March 2012 | 12 April 2012 | 21 days | Military | Position vacant |
| – | | Dioncounda Traoré (born 1942) | — | 12 April 2012 | 4 September 2013 | 1 year, 145 days | ADEMA–PASJ | Position vacant Diarra Sissoko |
| 6 | | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–2022) | 2013 2018 | 4 September 2013 | 18 August 2020 (deposed) | 6 years, 349 days | RPM | Sissoko Ly Mara Keita A. I. Maïga S. B. Maïga Cissé |
| 7 | | Assimi Goïta (born 1983) | — | 18 August 2020 | 25 September 2020 | 38 days | Military | Position vacant |
| – | | Bah Ndaw (born 1950) | — | 25 September 2020 | 24 May 2021 (deposed) | 241 days | Independent | Ouane |
| – | | Assimi Goïta (born 1983) | — | 24 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 296 days | Military | C. K. Maïga A. Maïga |

## Latest election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta | Rally for Mali | 1,331,132 | 41.70 | 1,791,926 | 67.16 |
| | Soumaïla Cissé | Union for the Republic and Democracy | 567,679 | 17.78 | 876,124 | 32.84 |
| | Aliou Boubacar Diallo [fr] | Democratic Alliance for Peace | 256,404 | 8.03 | | |
| | Cheick Modibo Diarra | CMD | 236,025 | 7.39 | | |
| | Housseini Amion Guindo | Convergence for the Development of Mali | 124,506 | 3.90 | | |
| | Oumar Mariko | African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence | 74,300 | 2.33 | | |
| | Modibo Kone | Mali Kanu Movement | 72,941 | 2.29 | | |
| | Choguel Kokalla Maïga | Patriotic Movement for Renewal | 68,970 | 2.16 | | |
| | Harouna Sankare | Harouna Movement | 57,406 | 1.80 | | |
| | Mamadou Sidibé [fr] | Party for the Restoration of Malian Values | 54,274 | 1.70 | | |
| | Modibo Sidibé | Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence | 45,453 | 1.42 | | |
| | Kalfa Sanogo | Alliance for Democracy in Mali (unofficial) | 38,892 | 1.22 | | |
| | Mamadou Igor Diarra [fr] | | 36,124 | 1.13 | | |
| | Modibo Kadjoke | Alliance for Mali | 30,479 | 0.95 | | |
| | lMoussa Sinko Coulibaly [fr] | Independent | 30,232 | 0.95 | | |
| | Adama Kane | Independent | 26,084 | 0.82 | | |
| | Daba Diawara | Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity | 22,991 | 0.72 | | |
| | Mountaga Tall | National Congress for Democratic Initiative | 20,312 | 0.64 | | |
| | Dramane Dembélé | Alliance for Democracy in Mali | 18,737 | 0.59 | | |
| | Mohamed Aly Bathily | Association for Mali | 17,712 | 0.55 | | |
| | Hamadoun Touré | Independent | 17,087 | 0.54 | | |
| | Yeah Samake | Party for Civic and Patriotic Action | 16,632 | 0.52 | | |
| | Mamadou Traore | MIRIA | 15,502 | 0.49 | | |
| | Madame Djeneba N'diaye | Independent | 12,275 | 0.38 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,192,149 | 100.00 | 2,668,050 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,192,149 | 93.44 | 2,668,050 | 96.89 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 224,069 | 6.56 | 85,648 | 3.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,416,218 | 100.00 | 2,753,698 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 8,000,462 | 42.70 | 8,000,462 | 34.42 |
| Source: Constitutional Court |||||||