Salifou Modi Explained

Salifou Modi
Office:Vice President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
President:Abdourahamane Tchiani
Term Start:27 July 2023
Predecessor:Office created
Office1:Nigerien Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
President1:Mohamed Bazoum
Term Start1:1 June 2023
Term End1:31 July 2023
Office2:Chief of Staff of the Niger Armed Forces
President2:Mahamadou Issoufou
Mohamed Bazoum
Term Start2:13 January 2020
Term End2:31 March 2023
Predecessor2:Ahmed Mohamed
Successor2:Abdou Sidikou Issa
Birth Date:12 October 1962
Birth Place:Zinder, Niger
Allegiance:Niger
National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
Branch:Niger Army
Rank:Divisional general
Battles:2023 Nigerien coup d'état
2023 Nigerien crisis
Native Name Lang:ar

Salifou Modi (; born 12 October 1962) is a Nigerien Army divisional general who is the vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta of Niger. He served as the Chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Niger from 2020 to 2023.[1] On 1 June 2023, he was appointed Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.[2] Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état,[3] Modi was named as vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the official name for the military junta.[4]

Career

Modi served as a member of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy from 2010 to 2011[5] and later became the military attaché for Niger in Germany until 2020 when he replaced Corps-General Ahmed Mohamed as Chief of Staff. His appointment came after a deadly attack by extremists that killed 89 Nigerien soldiers.[6]

Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état, he was identified as the vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland.[7] On 10 August, he was named as minister of defense in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFP . Staff Writer With . 2020-01-13 . Niger military leadership replaced after attack that killed 89 soldiers . 2023-07-27 . The Defense Post . en-us.
  2. News: Niger : l'ancien Chef d'Etat-major Salifou Mody nommé Ambassadeur auprès des Emirats Arabes Unis . 27 July 2023 . Agence Nigérienne de Presse . 1 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Soldiers announce coup in Niger – DW – 07/28/2023 . 2023-11-28 . dw.com . en.
  4. News: Sidonie Aurore Bonny . Niger junta appoints civilians to Cabinet, member of military as vice president . 6 August 2023 . . 3 August 2023 . . Gen. Salifou Modi, Bazoum's former army chief of staff and the ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, is now vice president of the junta..
  5. Web site: 2020-01-13 . Attaque de Chinégodar : les chefs d'etat-major limogés . 2023-07-29 . VOA . fr.
  6. Web site: 2020-01-13 . Niger Army Chief Fired After 89 Killed in Extremist Attack . 2023-07-29 . VOA . en.
  7. News: 2023-07-31 . Niger coup: West African leaders threaten military intervention . en . BBC . 2023-07-31.
  8. Web site: Niger: coup military regime forms government . 2023-08-20 . africanews. en.