List of heads of state of Chad

President of the Republic of Chad
Official coat of arms
Acting President Idriss Déby since March 4, 1991
Official seat	N'Djamena
Term of office	5 years (re-election possible)
Creation of office	August 11, 1960
Last choice	April 25, 2011
website	www.presidencetchad.org

This is a list of the heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence .

List of incumbents

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Term of office		Political party
				Beginning	The End
-		François Tombalbaye	Head of state	August 11, 1960	April 23, 1962	PPT
1.			president	April 23, 1962	August 30, 1973
		Ngarta Tombalbaye (1918 - 1975)		August 30, 1973	April 13, 1975	MNRCS
-		Noël Milarew Odingar (* 1932; † 2007)	Acting head of state	April 13, 1975	April 15, 1975	military
-		Félix Malloum (1932 - 2009)	Chairman of the Supreme Military Council	April 15, 1975	May 12, 1975	military
			Head of state	May 12, 1975	August 29, 1978
2.			president	August 29, 1978	March 23, 1979
-		Goukouni Oueddei (* 1944)	Chairman of the Provisional Council of State	March 23, 1979	April 29, 1979	FROLINATE
-		Lol Mohammed Chawa (* 1939; † 2019)	President of the Transitional Government of National Unity	April 29, 1979	3rd September 1979	RDP
-		Goukouni Oueddei (* 1944)	Chairman of the Provisional Administrative Committee	3rd September 1979	November 10, 1979	FROLINATE
			President of the Transitional Government of National Unity	November 10, 1979	June 7, 1982
-		Hissène Habré (* 1942)	Chairman of the Governing Council of the Armed Forces of the North	June 7, 1982	June 19, 1982	FAN
			Chairman of the Council of State	June 19, 1982	October 21, 1982
3.			president	October 21, 1982	December 1, 1990
-		Jean Alingué Bawoyeu (* 1937)	Interim President	December 1, 1990	2nd December 1990	UDR
-		Idriss Déby (* 1952)	President of the Patriotic Welfare Movement	2nd December 1990	4th December 1990	MPS
			President of the Council of State	4th December 1990	March 4th 1991
4th			president	March 4th 1991	officiating

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Chad

Web links

• Official website of the President (French, Arabic)
• List of Heads of State and Government of Chad World Statesmen.org (English)