Mohamed Djaanfari is a politician in The Comoros. He is a retired French air force

Military of France

The French Armed Forces encompass the French Army, the French Navy, the French Air Force and the National Gendarmerie. The President of the Republic heads the armed forces, with the title "chef des armées" . The President is the supreme authority for military matters and is the sole official who...

 officer, local transportation tycoon and Vice-President of the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body.The current Assembly of the Union, formed following elections held on 18 and 25 April 2004, has a total of 33 members. 18 member are directly elected in single member constituencies using the two-round system...

. He contested the 2006 presidential elections

Comoros presidential election, 2006

Presidential elections in the Comoros took place in two rounds on 16 April and 14 May 2006.-Background:After a period of political instability that began in the late 1990s and saw the secession of Anjouan and Mohéli, a new constitution was approved in a December 2001 referendum...

 and ended up losing badly to Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi is a Comorian Islamic leader and politician, and former President of Comoros. He is popularly known as 'Ayatollah'. After easily winning the 14 May 2006 presidential election with 58.02% of the national vote, Sambi was inaugurated as President of the Union of the...

. He received only 13.65% of the national vote on 14 May 2006, compared to Sambi's 58.02%.

Djaanfari is a deputy in the Assembly from Sima. He was a candidate in the June 2008 presidential election

Anjouan presidential election, 2008

A presidential election was held in Anjouan on 15 June and 29 June 2008 following the 2008 invasion of Anjouan to oust Mohamed Bacar as President of Anjouan. The election was won by Moussa Toybou, who defeated Mohamed Djaanfari in the second round....

 on Anjouan

Anjouan

Anjouan is an autonomous island, part of the Union of Comoros. The island is located in the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Mutsamudu and its population as of 2006 is about 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 sq. kilometers Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an autonomous island,...

, losing to Moussa Toybou

Moussa Toybou

Moussa Toybou is the President of the autonomous island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros. Toybou won the June 2008 Anjouan presidential election, which was held to replace Mohamed Bacar following the March 2008 invasion of Anjouan...

in a second round of voting. He received 47.58% of the vote against 52.42% for Toybou.