Albert Pahimi Padacké ( ar, ألبر بهيمي بدكي, born 15 November 1966) is a Chadian politician who was

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from 26 April 2021 to 12 October 2022. He was also Prime Minister from 2016 to 2018, when he resigned and was not replaced.

Life and career

Padacké was born in Gouin, Sub-prefecture of

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, in November 1966. He holds a master's degree in public law and several degrees, including the 1st Certificate of University Studies in Law from

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 ...

. During the 1990s, Pahimi Padacké was

minister of finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

and later Minister of Trade until being dismissed by President

Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranki ...

in November 1997 for being absent from his work; Déby unexpectedly visited government buildings and dismissed Pahimi Padacké, along with two other ministers, when he found that they were not present. Pahimi Padacké later became Secretary of State for Finances in February 2001, before becoming Minister of Mines, Energy, and Oil in the government named on April 8, 2001. In August 2001, he became Minister without Portfolio,List of governments of Chad
izf.net. holding that post until June 2002.Antoine Lukaso
"Faire du Tchad un grand chantier"
''Diplomat Investissement'', March–April 2006, page 24 . Pahimi Padacké was elected to the

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in the April 2002 parliamentary election as a

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(RNDP-''Le Réveil'') candidate in

constituency, in Mayo-Dallah Department.List of members of the National Assembly
(following 2002 election), ialtchad.com . From June 2002 to August 2005, he was a member of the

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. He was then appointed as Minister of Agriculture in the government named on August 7, 2005. He was the RNDP-''Le Réveil'' presidential candidate in the May 2006 presidential election,Elections in Chad
African Elections Database. in which he placed third with 7.82% of the vote. On May 29, shortly after final results were announced, he congratulated Idriss Déby on winning the election. The main opposition parties did not participate in the election, claiming it to be fraudulent. Pahimi Padacké served as Minister of Agriculture until he was appointed as Minister of Justice in the government named on March 4, 2007. He was subsequently moved to the position of Minister of Posts, Information Technologies and Communications in the government announced on April 23, 2008. Idriss Déby appointed Pahimi Padacké as prime minister on 13 February 2016. As part of a total restructuring of the post-2021 transitional government, Pahimi Padacké resigned from the office of prime minister on 11 October 2022. Mahamat Déby replaced Pahimi Padacké with

Saleh Kebzabo Saleh Kebzabo ( ar, صالح كبزابو, born 27 March 1947 in Léré, Chad) is a Chadian politician. He is the President of the National Union for Democracy and Renewal (UNDR) and a Deputy in the National Assembly of Chad."Saleh Kebzabo: "A voi ...

on the following day, 12 October.

References

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