List of heads of state of Chad


The president of Chad is the head of state of Chad, and the commander-in-chief of the Chadian National Army. The presidency is the highest executive position in the country. The president is directly elected for a double five-year term.
A total of seven people have served as head of state of Chad. Additionally, one person, Goukouni Oueddei, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current head of state is President Mahamat Déby, who was inaugurated on 23 May 2024 following the 2024 presidential election. Prior to that, Déby has served as transitional president from 2022, and Chad's de facto head of state as president of the Transitional [Military Council (Chad)|Transitional Military Council] from 2021, after his father, the previous president Idriss Déby, was killed in the Northern Chad offensive.

Term limits

In 2018, the 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. However, in 2023, a 2023 Chadian [constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum] was held which changed the length of the term from six years back to five years and which also lowered the minimum age for the presidency from 40 down to 35.

Titles

1960–1962: Head of State1962–1975: President of the Republic1975: Chairman of the Supreme Military Council1975–1978: Head of State1978–1979: President of the Republic1979: Chairman of the Provisional Council of State1979: President of the Transitional [Government of National Unity (Chad)|Transitional Government of National Unity]1979: Chairman of the Provisional Administrative Committee1979–1982: President of the Transitional Government of [National Unity (Chad)|Transitional Government of National Unity]1982: Chairman of the Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North1982: Chairman of the Council of State1982–1990: President of the Republic1990: President of the Patriotic Salvation Movement1990–1991: President of the Council of State1991–2021: President of the Republic2021–2022: President of the Transitional Military Council2022–2024: Transitional President of the Republic2024–present: President of the Republic

List of officeholders

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