Hinda Déby Itno
Hinda Déby Itno | |
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First Lady of Chad | |
In office 2 October 2005 – 20 April 2021 | |
President | Idriss Déby |
Preceded by | Hadja Halimé |
Succeeded by | Dahabaya Oumar Souni |
First Lady of the African Union | |
In office 30 January 2016 – 30 January 2017 | |
President | Idriss Déby |
Preceded by | Grace Mugabe |
Succeeded by | Djene Kaba Condé |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 April 1980 N'Djamena, Chad | (age 44)
Nationality | Chad, France[1] |
Spouse | |
Hinda Déby Itno (
Biography
Itno was born in N'Djamena in 1980 to Mahamat and Mariam Abderahim Acyl. Her father was a diplomat who had worked at Chad's embassy in Washington D.C. He was Secretary of State for Public Health, Labor and Social Affairs from July 1976 to September 1978.[2] Her father retired after serving several years as a consultant N'Djamena, but he was appointed Ambassador of Chad to Sudan in 2010.[3]
On 2 October 2005 she became the wife of Chad's President and she was identified as the First Lady as he already had other wives.[citation needed]
In 2014 Chad's national council of women (CONAF-TCHAD) was formed with her strong support. Achta Djibrine Sy became the vice-president of that organisation which campaigned against discrimination.[4]
In 2017, by French decree, she was given French nationality together with her five children, who had all been born in France. Chad allows its nationals to have joint nationality.[7]
Itno has been appointed a Special Ambassador for the Prevention of HIV by the American charity
References
- ^ "Tchad : comment la première dame est devenue française". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Tchad: L'incroyable biographie de Hinda Deby". tchadrevolution (in French). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Alhadj Botouni ma Sandouk (2 March 2010). "Un succès story à la tchadienne: The Hinda family's". makaila.f (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Site Officiel de la Présidence de la République du Tchad". presidence.td. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Achta Djibrine Sy, 12 November 2019, retrieved 14 November 2019
- ^ "Tchad: Achta Djibrine Sy prête serment comme ministre du Commerce". Tchadinfos.com (in French). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Tchad : comment la première dame est devenue française". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "First Lady of Chad Hinda Deby Itno, UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Prevention of HIV and the Protection and Health of Adolescents". unaids.org. Retrieved 15 November 2019.