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Western Sahara: Heads of State: 1976-2024

State authorities of Western Sahara operate mostly as government in exile with a headquarters in Algeria and are represented locally on the territorries not controlled by Morocco.
Raʾīs Majlis al-Thawrah (رئيس مجلس الثورة) | President of the Revolutionary Council
27 Feb 1976 - 9 Jun 1976 al-Wālī Muṣṭafá al-Sayyid (الوالي مصطفى السيد)
10 Jun 1976 - 30 Aug 1976 Maḥfūẓ ʿAlī Baybā Ḥammād (محفوظ علي بيبا حماد)
Raʾīs Majlis Qiyādat al-Thawrah (رئيس مجلس قيادة الثورة) | President of the Revolutionary Command Council
30 Aug 1976 - 16 Oct 1982 Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (محمد عبد العزيز)
Raʾīs al-Dawlah (رئيس الدولة) | Head of State
16 Oct 1982 - 31 May 2016 Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (محمد عبد العزيز) 
31 May 2016 - 12 Jul 2016 Khuṭrī Adwuh (خطري أدوه)
12 Jul 2016 - Ibrāhīm Ghālī (إبراهيم غالي)