🇹🇩 Mahamat Déby
President of Chad since April 20, 2021
How long has Mahamat Déby been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Mahamat Déby has been in office for 1,959 days as President of Chad, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Chad is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
1,959 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
Key facts
| Role | President of Chad |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Independent politician |
| Born | April 4, 1984 (age 42) |
| Took office | April 20, 2021 (aged 37) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 6th President of Chad |
| Preceded by | Idriss Déby |
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