Member State of the Arab League The president of Grande Comore, is the head of the autonomous government of Grande Comore (Ngazidja), the largest island of the Comoros.
[1] Abdou Soulé Elbak, elected in two rounds (12 and 19 May 2002) as an opponent of then-President of the Union Azali Assoumani, served as the island's first president.
Elbak attempted to win a second term in office in June 2007, but was defeated in the first round.
Mohamed Abdoulwahab, a lawyer and politician, emerged as the winner and took office on 30 June 2007.
In 2009 a referendum passed that reduced the government's size, and replaced the islands' presidents with governors, and extended a presidential term from four to five years.