Idriss Ndélé Moussa Yayami (17 April 1959,

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– 20 May 2013,

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) was a

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ian

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, academic and politician. He was the president of the

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from 2009 to 2012. He became president on 29 May 2009. The other leading contenders for the presidency were Sawadogo Lassane and Mostefa Abdelaziz El-Gendy. Moussa received a majority of votes of the members of the Pan-African Parliament.

Early life

A dental surgeon by profession, Moussa served as assistant professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the

University of N'Djamena The University of N'Djamena ( ar, جامعة انجامينا, french: Université de N'Djamena, UNDT) is the leading institution of higher education in Chad. It was created in 1971 as the University of Chad, and was renamed "University of N'Dja ...

. He was married and had six children. Moussa held several leadership positions within the National Assembly of Chad, and served for several years in the Pan-African Parliament. He also served as Secretary General of the Conseil Supérieur de Transition (CST), which acted as a provisional parliament from the National Sovereign Conference in

. He was a member of the

mission to observe the parliamentary elections in

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in 2005, member of the PAP mission to observe the general elections in

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in 2008, and Head of the PAP mission to observe the parliamentary elections in

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in 2008. He died on 20 May 2013 in a car accident in

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Members of the Pan-African Parliament from Chad Members of the National Assembly (Chad) 1959 births 2013 deaths People from Faya-Largeau Road incident deaths in Chad Dentists University of N'Djamena faculty Presidents of Pan-African Parliament {{Chad-politician-stub

Early life

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