Dahabaya Oumar Souni

Dahabaya Oumar Souni

Biography Early life Souni is the daughter of General Oumar Souni, who is originally from Mourtcha in the former Ennedi Ouest Department and a member of the Gaida clan of the Toubou people. He has held several senior positions in the Chad National Army under the regimes of both Idriss Déby and Hissène Habré. He was a Commander of the National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT) and Chief of Staff of the Army (CEMAT) under President Idriss Déby and Commander of the Special Rapid Intervention Brigade (BSIR) under Hissène Habré. Her mother, Ache Touka Haliki, is from Faya-Largeau, Chad, a member of the Toubou people's Anakhaza clan. Ache Touka Haliki is the daughter of General Touka Haliki Elehi, a senior official who served in the country since its independence in 1960.

Dahabaya Oumar Souni was born in N'Djamena. She is the sixth of many siblings. Originally from the north of the country, she is a member of the Toubou people and has diverse ancestry. Through her parents, she is of Toubou, Zaghawa, and Arab descent. Due to her father's military career, Souni spent her childhood in several cities across Chad, including Sarh, Bardaï and Faya.

Career and education Dahabaya Oumar Souni

Souni is the third of President Mahamat Déby's three wives and is considered the First Lady of Chad since 2021.