Chief of the General Staff (Chad)

The Chief of the General Staff (Arabic: رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة, French: Le chef d'état major général des armées tchadiennes) is the professional head of the Chad National Army. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Chadian military. The current Chief of General Staff is General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud who was appointed by President Idriss Déby on 31 January 2020, succeeding General Tahir Erda Tahirou.[1]

Chief of the General Staff of the Chadian Army
رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة
Le chef d'état major général des armées tchadiennes
Incumbent
General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud
since 31 January 2020
Ministry of Defense
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerPresident of Chad
Formation1960

List of officeholders edit

No. Portrait Chief of Staff Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
?Soumain, DaoudGeneral
Daoud Soumain
(?–2008)
?2 February 2008 †?[2]
?Itno, AbderahimGeneral
Abderahim Bahar Itno
March 200829 April 20091 year, 1 month[3]
?Jinedi, HassaneGeneral
Hassane Saleh Al Gadam Al Jinedi
29 April 2009??[3]
?Jinedi, HassaneGeneral
Alain Mbaidodenande Djionadji
???[4]
?Mahamat, BrahimGeneral
Brahim Seid Mahamat
201322 March 20196 years[5]
?Tahirou, TahirGeneral
Tahir Erda Tahirou
22 March 201931 January 2020315 days[5][1]
?Daoud, AbakarGeneral
Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud
(born 1968)
31 January 2020Incumbent4 years, 52 days[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Tchad : un nouveau chef d'état-major des armées". africanews.com (in French). Africanews. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Chad rebels kill army chief of staff Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Tchad-Armée: Nouveau chef d'Etat major de l'armée tchadienne – Apa". tchadactuel.com (in French). 29 April 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Chad army repels rebels in CAR border town". reuters.com. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Le chef d'état major des armées remplacé dans un contexte sécuritaire tendu". voaafrique.com (in French). AFP/VOA. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2021.