List of Chadians explained

This is a list of notable people from Chad.

A

• Abdelwahid Aboud Mackaye: (born 1953), rebel insurgent leader
• Acyl Ahmat Agbas: (1944–1982), Foreign Minister 1979–1981
• Salma Khalil Alio: (born 1982), poet

B

• Aziza Baroud: UN Representative
• Mohamed Baghlani: (leader of the Volcan Army, died 1977)
• Jean Alingué Bawoyeu: (born 1937), Prime Minister 1991–1992
• Lydie Beassemda (born c. 1967), women's rights activist and government minister
• Mahamoud Adam Béchir: Chad's Ambassador to South Africa since 2012, formerly the Chadian Ambassador to the United States from 2004 to 2012.
• Outel Bono: (liberal politician, died 1973)
• Mariam Brahim: (born 1956), physician

C

• Issa Serge Coelo: (born 1967), film director

D

• Dunama Dabbalemi: (emperor of Kanem 1221–1259)
• Brahim Déby: son of Chadian President Idriss Déby
• Idriss Déby: (1952–2021)
• Yaya Dillo Djérou: leader of the insurgent group Platform for Change, Unity and Democracy
• Koibla Djimasta: (born 1950), Prime Minister 1995–97
• Negue Djogo: (head of the Chadian Armed Forces)
• Jacques Doumro: (head of the Chadian Armed Forces)

G

• Pierre Toura Gaba: (1920–1998), former Secretary General of the Chadian Progressive Party, Chadian ambassador to Germany from 1966 to 1973, Chadian ambassador to the United States from 1976 to 1979

H

• Hissène Habré

I

• Mahamat Idriss

K

• Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué
• Saleh Kebzabo
• Djibrine Kerallah
• Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye
• Grace Kodindo: (born 1960), obstetrician
• Alphonse Kotiga
• Ahmed Koulamallah
• Marie-Christine Koundja: (born 1957), writer

L

• Gabriel Lisette
• Rose Lokissim: one of the first Chadian elite soldiers, she fought against Hissène Habré's dictatorship in the 1980s, was captured, tortured, and ultimately executed^[1]
• Elise Loum: (born 1956), Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament

M

• Félix Malloum
• Hassan Abdallah Mardigue
• Idriss Miskine
• Fidèle Moungar
• Mariam Ali Moussa, Minister and Ambassador to Germany and Austria
• Ahmed Hassan Musa

N

• Kaltouma Nadjina
• Japhet N'Doram
• Mahamat Nour

O

• Noël Milarew Odingar
• Othman I: ruled the Kanem-Bornu Empire from 1356 to 1369 during the Sayfawa dynasty
• Othman II: ruled the Kanem-Bornu Empire from 1369 to 1371 during the Sayfawa dynasty
• Othman III: ruled the Kanem-Bornu Empire from 1463 to 1473 during the Sayfawa dynasty
• Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido
• Goukouni Oueddei

R

• Aboubakar Abdel Rahmane, Chadian warlord and founder of FROLINAT who was active during the civil war (1966–1993)

S

• Gontchomé Sahoulba
• Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh
• Joseph Brahim Seid
• Lol Mohamed Shawa
• Abba Siddick
• Achta Djibrine Sy

T

• Youssouf Togoïmi
• Nabatingue Toko
• François Tombalbaye
• Khadidja Touré

Y

• Nagoum Yamassoum
• Pascal Yoadimnadji
• Joseph Yodoyman
• Ngarlejy Yorongar

See also

• Heads of state of Chad
• Sayfawa dynasty

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bercault. Reed Brody,Olivier. Talking about Rose. 2021-09-20. www.aljazeera.com. en.