Abdourahamane Tiani | |
|---|---|
 Tiani in 2025 | |
| 11th President of Niger | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Lamine Zeine |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Bazoum (2023) |
| President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Lamine Zeine |
| Preceded by | Collective leadership |
| Leader of Niger | |
| De facto 26 July 2023 – 28 July 2023 | |
| President | Collective leadership |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Bazoum (as President) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland) |
| Commander of the Presidential Guards | |
| In office 8 April 2011 – 8 August 2023 | |
| President | Mahamadou Issoufou Mohamed Bazoum |
| Succeeded by | Habibou Assoumane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Omar Abdourahamane Tiani 1 January 1964 Toukounous, Filingué, Niger |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Niger National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Branch/service | Niger Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Boko Haram insurgency Jihadist insurgency in Niger 2021 Nigerien coup attempt 2023 Nigerien coup d'état 2023–2024 Nigerien crisis |
Omar Abdourahamane Tiani (often incorrectly spelled Tchiani; born 1 January 1964) is a Nigerien military officer and politician who has been the 11th president of Niger since 2025. He is known for his anti-imperialist, pan-Africanist and Hausa nationalist views.
He was the chief of the Nigerien presidential guard from 2011 to 2023 when he removed president Mohamed Bazoum from power in a coup. He later became the leader of a junta. He was inaugurated as president of Niger two years later.
