Hinda Déby Itno

Hinda Déby Itno (Arabic: هندة ديبي اتنو; born 5 April 1980) is a Chadian former First Lady who served from 2005 until the death of her husband, President Idriss Déby, in April 2021.

Hinda Déby Itno
Itno in the White House, Washington DC, United States
First Lady of Chad
In office 2 October 2005 – 20 April 2021
President	Idriss Déby
Preceded by	Fatime Raymonde Habré
Succeeded by	Dahabaya Oumar Souni
First Lady of the African Union
In office 30 January 2016 – 30 January 2017
President	Idriss Déby
Preceded by	Grace Mugabe
Succeeded by	Djene Kaba Condé
Personal details
Born	5 April 1980 (1980-04-05) (age 44) N'Djamena, Chad
Nationality	Chad, France[1]
Spouse	Idriss Déby ​ ​ (m. 2005; died 2021)​

Biography

Itno was born in the Chadian capital N'Djamena in 1980 to Mahamat and Mariam Abderahim Acyl. Her father was a diplomat who had worked at Chad's embassy in Washington D.C. He was Secretary of State for Public Health, Labor and Social Affairs from July 1976 to September 1978.^[2] Her father retired after serving several years as a consultant N'Djamena, but he was appointed Ambassador of Chad to Sudan in 2010.^[3]

On 2 October 2005 she became the wife of Chad's President and she was identified as the First Lady as he already had other wives.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014 Chad's national council of women (CONAF-TCHAD) was formed with her strong support. Achta Djibrine Sy became the vice-president of that organisation which campaigned against discrimination.^[4]

Ino and the President waiting to vote in 2016

Itno admired Sy for her hard work. On 11 August 2019, Sy was appointed by Chad President Idriss Deby Itno to be the Minister of Commerce of Industry and Private Sector Promotion.^[5][6]

In 2017, by French decree, she was given French nationality together with her five children, who had all been born in France. Chad allows its nationals to have joint nationality.^[7]

Itno has been appointed a Special Ambassador for the Prevention of HIV by the American charity UNAIDS which aims to eradicate the disease by 2030.^[8]

References

1. "Tchad : comment la première dame est devenue française". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
2. "Tchad: L'incroyable biographie de Hinda Deby". tchadrevolution (in French). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. Alhadj Botouni ma Sandouk (2 March 2010). "Un succès story à la tchadienne: The Hinda family's". makaila.f (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
4. "Site Officiel de la Présidence de la République du Tchad". presidence.td. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
5. Achta Djibrine Sy, 12 November 2019, retrieved 14 November 2019
6. "Tchad: Achta Djibrine Sy prête serment comme ministre du Commerce". Tchadinfos.com (in French). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
7. "Tchad : comment la première dame est devenue française". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
8. "First Lady of Chad Hinda Deby Itno, UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Prevention of HIV and the Protection and Health of Adolescents". unaids.org. Retrieved 15 November 2019.