Mahamat Saleh Annadif

Mahamat Saleh Annadif in 2014

Mahamat Saleh Annadif (born December 25, 1956[1]) is a Chadian diplomat who served in the government of Chad as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2003.

Life and career

Annadif was born in Arada, Chad and worked at the telecommunications department of the National Office of Posts and Telecommunications (ONTP) from 1981 to 1982. As a leading member of the National Liberation Front of Chad/Democratic Revolutionary Council (FROLINAT/CDR), he was in charge of the group's information and propaganda from 1982 to 1985; afterwards he was Second Vice-President of FROLINAT/CDR from 1985 to 1988. He again worked at the ONTP from 1988 to 1989 as head of research, and he served in the government as Secretary of State for Agriculture from 1989 to 1990. Later, he was Director-General of the ONTP from 1995 to 1997.[1]

Annadif was first appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on May 21, 1997.[2] On January 9, 2003, he signed a peace agreement with Mahamat Garfa, the leader of the rebel National Resistance Alliance (ANR), in Libreville, Gabon, providing for a cease-fire and the reintegration of the rebels into society.[3] He was replaced as Foreign Minister in 2003 after six years in office. Later, he was appointed as the Director of the Cabinet of President Idriss Déby, taking office on September 9, 2004.[4] He was subsequently appointed as Permanent Representative of the African Union to the European Union in May 2006.[5]

Annadif was appointed as Secretary-General of the Presidency in April 2010.

On 17 April 2012, Annadif was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement. He denied the charges[6] and was released on 17 July 2012. He was subsequently appointed as the African Union's Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on November 1, 2012.[7]

Annadif is a member of the International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization (APO).

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  1. 1 2 The International Who's Who 2004, Routledge, page 53.
  2. ↑ "May 1997 - Chad", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 43, May 1997, Chad, page 41,626.
  3. ↑ Cherif Ouazani, "« Pax gabona »", Jeune Afrique, January 12, 2003 (French).
  4. ↑ "Mahamat Saleh Annadif", Jeune Afrique, September 12, 2004 (French).
  5. ↑ "Mahamat Saleh Annadif", Jeune Afrique, May 7, 2006 (French).
  6. ↑ Justine Spiegel, "Tchad : Mahamat Saleh Annadif, une affaire d'État", Jeune Afrique, 18 May 2012 (French).
  7. ↑ "Union africaine : Mahamat Saleh Annadif nommé représentant spécial pour la Somalie", Jeune Afrique, 2 November 2012 (French).


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