Mahamat Saleh Annadif

Mahamat Saleh Annadif
Annadif in 2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Chad)
In office
October 2022 – May 2024
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel
In office
April 2021 – May 2023
Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN in Mali
In office
December 2015 – April 2021
Special African Union's Special Representative and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
In office
November 2012 – June 2014
Secretary-General of the Presidency
In office
April 2010 – November 2012
Permanent Representative of the African Union to the European Union
In office
May 2006 – April 2010
Director of the President's Cabinet
In office
September 2004 – May 2006
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Chad)
In office
May 1997 – June 2003
Director-General of the National Office of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
1995–1997
Director General of International Telecommunications of Chad
In office
January 1991 – 1995
Secretary of State for Agriculture
In office
1989–1990
Head of External Relations of the CDR & Second Vice-President of FROLINAT/CDR
In office
1982–1988
Engineer at the National Office of Telecommunications and Posts
In office
1981–1982
Personal details
Born (1956-12-25) December 25, 1956 (age 67)
Arada, Chad
Political partyFROLINAT/CDR
EducationPolytechnic School of Madagascar

Mahamat Saleh Annadif (born December 25, 1956)[1] is a Chadian diplomat who has held various prominent roles. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the government of Chad from 1997 to 2003. Between 2006 and 2010, he also served as the Permanent Representative of the African Union to the European Union. From 2015 to 2021, he served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Mali. In addition, from 2022 to 2023, he served as the Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). Furthermore, he resumed his role as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and concurrently held the position of Minister of State from October 2022 until the conclusion of the Chadian transitional phase in May 2024, playing a crucial role in facilitating the transition.

  1. ^ The International Who's Who 2004, Routledge, page 53.