El Hadj Ag Gamou

El Hadj Ag Gamou
BornDecember 31, 1964
Tidermène, Mali
AllegianceLibya Libya (1980-1988)
Revolutionary Liberation Army of Azawad (1990-1995)
Mali (1996-present)
GATIA (2014-present)
RankBrigadier general
Inspector General of the Malian Army (2019-2021)
Governor of Kidal Region (2023-present)
Battles / warsLebanese Civil War
Toyota War
Tuareg rebellion (1990-1996)
Sierra Leonean Civil War
Tuareg rebellion (2007-2009)

Mali War

El Hadj Ag Gamou, born December 31, 1964, in Tidermène, Mali, is an Imghad Tuareg Malian division general. Gamou is currently the governor of Kidal Region since November 22, 2023, and has also been the head of his faction of Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies since the group's foundation.[1] Prior to his governorship, Gamou served in the Malian army, commanding Malian troops against Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in the early stages of the Mali War.

  1. ^ "Mali: Gamou, a general as uncontrollable as he is indispensable". The Africa Report.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.