Chairman of the Navajo Nation

Chairmen of the Navajo Nation
Naabeehó Bináhásdzo  (Navajo)
Great Seal of the Navajo Nation
ResidenceWindow Rock, AZ
Term lengthFour years, no term limits
Constituting instrumentNavajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868
Inaugural holderChee Dodge
Formation1923
Final holderLeonard Haskie
Abolished1991

The Chairman of the Navajo Nation was the head of the government at the formation of the Tribal Council and the government entity to interact with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The office was replaced by the President of the Navajo Nation in 1991 during restructuring of the Tribal Government into a three-branch national government.