President of the Republic of Chad
رئيس جمهورية تشاد (Arabic) Président de la République du Tchad (French)
Coat of arms of Chad
Incumbent Mahamat Déby (Transitional) since 20 April 2021^{[note 1]}
Residence	Presidential Palace, N'Djamena
Term length	6 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	François Tombalbaye
Formation	23 April 1962
Salary	800,000 FCFA / month
Website	Presidency of Chad

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This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

A total of six people have served as head of state of Chad (not counting two Interim Heads of State). Additionally, one person, Goukouni Oueddei, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current head of state of Chad is Mahamat Déby, since 20 April 2021, when he took power in a military coup following the death of his father, President Idriss Déby. Mahamat Déby was President of the Transitional Military Council, a military junta, from 20 April 2021 until 10 October 2022, when he was sworn is as Transitional President of the Republic following a "national dialogue".^[1]^[2]

Term limits

In 2018, new Constitution of Chad reinstated two-term limits for the president. It also changed the length of the term from five years to six years.^[3]

Titles

1960–1962: Head of State
1962–1975: President of the Republic
1975 : Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
1975–1978: Head of State
1978–1979: President of the Republic
1979 : Chairman of the Provisional Council of State
1979 : President of the Transitional Government of National Unity
1979 : Chairman of the Provisional Administrative Committee
1979–1982: President of the Transitional Government of National Unity
1982 : Chairman of the Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North
1982 : Chairman of the Council of State
1982–1990: President of the Republic
1990 : President of the Patriotic Salvation Movement
1990–1991: President of the Council of State
1991–2021: President of the Republic
2021–2022: President of the Transitional Military Council^[4]
2022–present: President of the Republic^[1]^[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties

Chadian Progressive Party (PPT) / National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution (MNRCS)

National Liberation Front of Chad (FROLINAT)–People's Armed Forces (FAP)

Armed Forces of the North (FAN) / National Union for Independence and Revolution (UNIR)

Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS)

Other factions

Military (Chadian Armed Forces and Chad National Army)

Status

Interim Head of State

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Prime minister(s)
1		François Tombalbaye (1918–1975)^[a]	1962 1969	11 August 1960	13 April 1975 (assassinated)	14 years, 245 days	PPT / MNRCS	Position not established
–		Noël Milarew Odingar (1932–2007)	—	13 April 1975	15 April 1975	2 days	Military	Position not established
2		Félix Malloum (1932–2009)	—	15 April 1975	23 March 1979 (resigned)	3 years, 342 days	Military	Habré
3		Goukouni Oueddei (born 1944)	—	23 March 1979	29 April 1979	37 days	FROLINAT–FAP	Position vacant
4		Lol Mahamat Choua (1939–2019)	—	29 April 1979	3 September 1979	127 days	MPLT	Position vacant
(3)		Goukouni Oueddei (born 1944)	—	3 September 1979	7 June 1982 (deposed)	2 years, 277 days	FROLINAT–FAP	Ngardoum (from 19 May 1982)
5		Hissène Habré (1942–2021)	1989 (referendum)	7 June 1982	2 December 1990 (ousted)	8 years, 178 days	FAN / UNIR	Ngardoum (until 19 June 1982)
6		Idriss Déby (1952–2021)	1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021	2 December 1990	20 April 2021 (killed in action)	30 years, 139 days	MPS	Bawoyeu Yodoyman Moungar Koumakoye Djimasta Ouaido Yamassoum Kabadi Faki Yoadimnadji Younousmi Koumakoye Abbas Nadingar Dadnadji Deubet Padacké
–		Mahamat Déby (born 1984)	—	20 April 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 332 days	Military	Padacké Kebzabo Masra

Timeline

Latest election

Main article: 2021 Chadian presidential election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Idriss Déby	Patriotic Salvation Movement	3,663,431	79.32
	Albert Pahimi Padacké	National Rally for Democracy in Chad	476,464	10.32
	Lydie Beassemda	Party for Democracy and Independence	145,867	3.16
	Félix Romadoumngar Nialbé	Union for Renewal and Democracy	87,722	1.90
	Brice Mbaïmon Guedmbaye	Movement of Patriotic Chadians for the Republic	64,540	1.40
	Baltazar Alladoum Djarma	Chadian Socialist Action for Renewal	59,965	1.30
	Saleh Kebzabo	National Union for Democracy and Renewal	47,518	1.03
	Théophile Bongoro	Party for Rally and Equity in Chad	34,610	0.75
	Théophile Yombombé	Union of Progressive Workers for Cohesion	19,923	0.43
	Ngarlejy Yorongar	Federation, Action for the Republic	18,693	0.40
Total			4,618,733	100.00

Source: CENI