Chief of the General Staff (Chad)

Chief of the General Staff of the Chadian Army ; Le chef d'état major général des armées tchadiennes
	Incumbent; General Abakar Abdelkarim Daoud; since 31 January 2020
	Ministry of Defense
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Appointer	President of Chad
Precursor	1960

The Chief of the General Staff (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 Abdelkarim Daoud who was appointed by President Idriss Déby on 31 January 2020, succeeding General Tahir Erda Tahirou.[1]

List of officeholders

No.	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 2008	29 April 2009	1 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	2013	22 March 2019	6 years	[5]
?	Tahirou, TahirGeneral Tahir Erda Tahirou	22 March 2019	31 January 2020	315 days	[5][1]
?	Daoud, AbakarGeneral Abakar Abdelkarim Daoud (born 1968)	31 January 2020	Incumbent	365 days	[1]

References

"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
"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.
"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.

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[Africanews-1] "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

[tchadactuel-3] "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.

[AFP/VOA-5] "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.