Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, also known by the nickname Kaka, is a Chadian politician and military officer who has been the seventh president of Chad since 2024, having previously served in this role in
Déby in 2022
Mahamat Déby meeting David R. Gilmour in 2021 to discuss U.S. support for a transition of power to a democratically elected government
Déby with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, February 2023
Déby with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, February 2022
Idriss Déby Itno was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the sixth president of Chad from 1991 until his death in 2021 during the Northern Chad offensive. His term of 30 years makes him
Mahamat Déby
…president. Déby also previously served as the second in-command of the military for the Chadian Intervention in Northern Mali (FATIM). He is the son of Idriss Déby, who served as the sixth president of Chad from 1990 to 2021. Born in N'Djamena, Déby was sent to military training in France. He first saw combat in…
Omar al-Bashir, who Déby had mixed relations with.
Idriss Déby with the Obamas in August 2014