Hinda Déby Itno

Hinda Déby Itno born (born 2 April 1980) is the Chadian First Lady.

Hinda Déby Itno
at the White House
Born2 April 1980 (1980-04-02) (age 40)
N'Djamena
NationalityChad
Known forFirst Lady of Chad
Spouse(s)Idriss Déby Itno

Life

Itno was born in N'Djamena in 1980 to Mahamat and Mariam Abderahim Acyl. Her father was a diplomat who had worked at Chad's embassy in Washington D.C. He was Secretary of State for Public Health, Labor and Social Affairs from July 1976 to September 1978.[1] Her father retired after serving several years as a consultant N'Djamena, but he was appointed Ambassador of Chad to Sudan in 2010.[2]

On 2 October 2005 she became the wife of Chad's President and she was identified as the First Lady as he already had other wives.

In 2014 Chad's national council of women (CONAF-TCHAD) was formed with her strong support. Achta Djibrine Sy became the vice-president of that organisation which campaigned against discrimination.[3]

Ino and the President waiting to vote in 2016

Itno admired Sy for her hard work. On 11 August 2019, Sy was appointed by Chad President Idriss Deby Itno to be the Minister of Commerce of Industry and Private Sector Promotion.[4][5]

In 2017 by French decree she was given French nationality together with her five children who had all been born in France. Chad allows its nationals to have joint nationality.[6]

Itno has been appointed a Special Ambassador for the Prevention of HIV by the American charity UNAIDS which aims to rid the disease by 2030.[7]

References
  1. "Tchad : L'incroyable biographie de Hinda Deby". http://tchadrevolution.over-blog.com (in French). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018. External link in |website= (help).
  2. Alhadj Botouni ma Sandouk (2 March 2010). "Un succès story à la tchadienne : The Hinda family's". makaila.f (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2018..
  3. "Site Officiel de la Présidence de la République du Tchad | CONAF-TCHAD :". presidence.td. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  4. UNCTAD (2019-11-12), Achta Djibrine Sy, retrieved 2019-11-14
  5. "Tchad : Achta Djibrine Sy prête serment comme ministre du Commerce". Tchadinfos.com (in French). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  6. "Tchad : comment la première dame est devenue française". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  7. "First Lady of Chad Hinda Deby Itno, UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Prevention of HIV and the Protection and Health of Adolescents". unaids.org. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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