Ismaïl Omar Guellé is a Djiboutian politician who has served as the President of Djibouti since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is often referred to by his initials, IOG.
Guelleh in 2023
Guelleh with US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at the Presidential residence in Djibouti in 2002.
George W. Bush and President Guelleh of Djibouti during a meeting in the Oval Office, 2003
Guelleh cuts the inaugural ribbon at the new Defense Fuel Supply Point (DFSP) at the Port of Doralleh in February 2006.
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).
Geometric design pottery found in Asa Koma
The Sultan of Adal (right) and his troops battling King Yagbea-Sion and his men
Referendum demonstration in Djibouti in 1967
General Paul Legentilhomme in French Somaliland, 1939 or 1940