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 | |
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رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة Le chef d'état major général des armées tchadiennes | |
since 31 January 2020 | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | President of Chad |
Formation | 1960 |
List of officeholders
editNo. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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? | Daoud Soumain (?–2008) | General? | 2 February 2008 † | ? | [2] | |
? | Abderahim Bahar Itno | GeneralMarch 2008 | 29 April 2009 | 1 year, 1 month | [3] | |
? | Hassane Saleh Al Gadam Al Jinedi | General29 April 2009 | ? | ? | [3] | |
? | Alain Mbaidodenande Djionadji | General? | ? | ? | [4] | |
? | Brahim Seid Mahamat | General2013 | 22 March 2019 | 6 years | [5] | |
? | Tahir Erda Tahirou | General22 March 2019 | 31 January 2020 | 315 days | [5][1] | |
? | Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud (born 1968) | General31 January 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 208 days | [1] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tchad : un nouveau chef d'état-major des armées". africanews.com (in French). Africanews. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Chad rebels kill army chief of staff Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chad army repels rebels in CAR border town". reuters.com. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ 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.