List of heads of state of Chad

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

President of the Republic of Chad Président de la République du Tchad  (French) رئيس جمهورية تشاد (Arabic)
Coat of arms of Chad
Incumbent Mahamat Déby since 10 October 2022
Residence	Presidential Palace, N'Djamena
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	François Tombalbaye
Formation	23 April 1962
Salary	800,000 FCFA / month
Website	Presidency of Chad

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
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
5		Hissène Habré (1942–2021)	1989 (referendum)	7 June 1982	2 December 1990 (ousted.)	8 years, 178 days	FAN / UNIR	Ngardoum
6		Idriss Déby (1952–2021)	1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021	2 December 1990	20 April 2021 (killed in action.)	30 years, 139 days	Military / Patriotic Salvation Movement	Bawoyeu Yodoyman Moungar Koumakoye Djimasta Ouaido Yamassoum Kabadi Faki Yoadimnadji Younousmi Koumakoye Abbas Nadingar Dadnadji Deubet Padacké
7		Mahamat Déby (born 1984)	—	10 October 2022 (Acting: 20 April 2021 – 10 October 2022)	Incumbent	2 years, 305 days	Military / Patriotic Salvation Movement	Padacké Kebzabo

1. Changed name to N’Garta Tombalbaye on 30 August 1973 due to the policy of Africanization.

Other websites

• Presidency of Chad Archived 2019-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
• World Statesmen – Chad