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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.

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Chief of Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
?		Soumain, DaoudGeneral Daoud Soumain (?–2008)	?	2 February 2008 †	?
?		Itno, AbderahimGeneral Abderahim Bahar Itno	March 2008	29 April 2009	1 year, 1 month
?		Jinedi, HassaneGeneral Hassane Saleh Al Gadam Al Jinedi	29 April 2009	?	?
?		Jinedi, HassaneGeneral Alain Mbaidodenande Djionadji	?	?	?
?		Mahamat, BrahimGeneral Brahim Seid Mahamat	2013	22 March 2019	6 years
?		Tahirou, TahirGeneral Tahir Erda Tahirou	22 March 2019	31 January 2020	315 days
?		Daoud, AbakarGeneral Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud (born 1968)	31 January 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 341 days

References

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
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.
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.

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