<page_title> List of heads of state of Niger </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> Seyni Kountché (1931–1987) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Hamani Diori (1916–1989) </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 3 <col_header> No. </col_header> <col_header> Took office </col_header> <col_header> 1 </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ali Saibou (1940–2011) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Hamani Diori (1916–1989) </col_header> <col_header> Seyni Kountché (1931–1987) </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 14 November 1987 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> <row_header> Ali Saibou (1940–2011) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 16 April 1993 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> <row_header> Ali Saibou (1940–2011) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Ali Saibou was the third President of Niger from 1987 to 1993 succeeding the Seyni Kountché.