Salifou Modi
Salifou Modi | |
|---|---|
ساليفو مودي | |
| Vice President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2023 | |
| President | Abdourahamane Tchiani |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Nigerien Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates | |
| In office 1 June 2023 – 31 July 2023 | |
| President | Mohamed Bazoum |
| Chief of Staff of the Niger Armed Forces | |
| In office 13 January 2020 – 31 March 2023 | |
| President | Mahamadou Issoufou Mohamed Bazoum |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Abdou Sidikou Issa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1962 Zinder, Niger |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Niger National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Branch/service | Niger Army |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Battles/wars | 2023 Nigerien coup d'état 2023 Nigerien crisis |
Salifou Modi (Arabic: ساليفو مودي, romanized: Sālyfw Mwdy was born on 12 October 1962) is a Nigerien Army divisional general who is the vice-president[1] of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta of Niger. He served as the Chief of staff the Armed Forces of Niger from 2020 to 2023.[2] On 1 June 2023, he was appointed Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.[3] Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état,[4] Modi was named as vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the official name for the military junta.[1]
Career[edit]
Modi served as a member of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy from 2010 to 2011[5] and later became the military attaché for Niger in Germany until 2020 when he replaced Corps-General Ahmed Mohamed as Chief of Staff. His appointment came after a deadly attack by extremists that killed 89 Nigerien soldiers.[6]
Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état, he was identified as the vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland.[7] On 10 August, he was named as minister of defense in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sidonie Aurore Bonny (3 August 2023). "Niger junta appoints civilians to Cabinet, member of military as vice president". Anadolu Agency. Douala, Cameroon. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
Gen. Salifou Modi, Bazoum's former army chief of staff and the ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, is now vice president of the junta.
- ^ AFP, Staff Writer With (13 January 2020). "Niger military leadership replaced after attack that killed 89 soldiers". The Defense Post. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Niger : l'ancien Chef d'Etat-major Salifou Mody nommé Ambassadeur auprès des Emirats Arabes Unis". Agence Nigérienne de Presse. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Soldiers announce coup in Niger – DW – 07/28/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Attaque de Chinégodar : les chefs d'etat-major limogés". VOA (in French). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Niger Army Chief Fired After 89 Killed in Extremist Attack". VOA. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Niger coup: West African leaders threaten military intervention". BBC. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Niger: coup military regime forms government". africanews. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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