This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
Six people have served as head of state of Chad and two people have been interim heads of state.
Goukouni Oueddei has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
Mahamat Déby, Chairman of the Transitional Military Council, has been the head of state of Chad since 20 April 2021.
Titles
1960–1962: Head of State
1962–1975: President of the Republic
1975: Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
1975–1978: Head of State
1978–1979: President of the Republic
1979: Chairman of the Provisional Council of State
1979: President of the Transitional Government of National Unity
1979: Chairman of the Provisional Administrative Committee
1979–1982: President of the Transitional Government of National Unity
1982: Chairman of the Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North
1982: Chairman of the Council of State
1982–1990: President of the Republic
1990: President of the Patriotic Salvation Movement
1990–1991: President of the Council of State
1991–2021: President of the Republic
2021–present: Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
Key
;Political parties
;Other factions
;Status
List of officeholders
Timeline
Latest election
See also
Chad
List of prime ministers of Chad
Vice President of Chad
List of colonial governors of Chad
Politics of Chad
Lists of office-holders
Notes
External links
World Statesmen – Chad
Chad Chad
