Said Mohamed Djohar

Said Mohamed Djohar
سعيد محمد جوهر
Djohar in 1991
President of the Comoros
In office 27 November 1989 – 29 September 1995
Prime Minister	Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Ibrahim Halidi Said Ali Mohamed Ahmed Ben Cheikh Attoumane Mohamed Abdou Madi Halifa Houmadi Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
Preceded by	Haribou Chebani
Succeeded by	Combo Ayouba
In office 26 January 1996 – 25 March 1996
Prime Minister	Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
Preceded by	Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
Succeeded by	Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
Personal details
Born	(1918-08-22)22 August 1918 Majunga, Madagascar
Died	22 February 2006(2006-02-22) (aged 87) Moroni, Comoros
Political party	Comorian Democratic Union (1989 – 1995) Rally for Democracy and Renewal (1996)

Said Mohammed Djohar (Arabic: سعيد محمد جوهر 22 August 1918^[1] – 22 February 2006)^[2] was a Comorian politician who served as the 4th President of the Comoros from 1989 to 1995.

Climb to power

Born on 22 August in 1918 in Majunga, Madagascar, Djohar was the half brother of socialist Comorian president Ali Soilih,^[1] who had been brought to power in a coup d'état organised by Bob Denard. Djohar was minister of public service, labour, youth and sports in 1960s.^[1] He was president of the Chamber of Deputies from June to October 1972.^[1] After Denard reinstated the previous president, Ahmed Abdallah, Djohar's political aspirations suffered a serious setback. He became a supreme court judge during this time.^[1] The conflict between Denard and Abdallah created an opportunity for Djohar, and on November 27, 1989, the day after Abdallah was killed, Djohar became leader of the provisional government. He was elected in the disputed the 1990 elections.^[1]

Fall

In late September 1995 the government of the Comoros was again overthrown by Bob Denard (Operation Kaskari) and his band of mercenaries, with Djohar being held prisoner in military barracks for several days. The French government flew him to Réunion for 'medical treatment', and denied him a return to the Comoros until January 1996. When he was able to return, he was restored to the presidency by the French Operation Azalee. He left office in March 1996, after Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim won the presidential election.

Djohar died at his home outside the capital Moroni on 22 February 2006. He was 87 years of age.

References

1. "Mohamed Djohar (1918-...)". Archived from the original on 16 December 2005.
2. Said Mohamed Djohar, 87, Comoros Leader, Is Dead

Political offices
Preceded by Haribon Chebani	President of the Comoros 1989–1995	Succeeded by Combo Ayouba
Preceded by Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed	President of the Comoros 1996	Succeeded by Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim