Agnes Allafi

Agnes Allafi (born January 21, 1959) is a Chadian politician and sociologist. During her political career, Allafi was the Minister of Social Services two times between the late 1990s to early 2000s.

Background Allafi's father was an officer in François Tombalbaye's army until 1975, and he was executed on orders of Hissène Habré when Habré took control of N'Djamena in October 1982. Shortly after Habré took power, Allafi's husband was killed by Habré's secret police. After the death of her husband, Allafi fled to Cameroon with her family. From January 1998 to December 1999 and from June 2002 to June 2003, she was Minister of Social Services. Allafi also organized a Chadian women's conference in 1999, created a women's caucus in the parliament of Chad, and created a mock parliament for youths.