Abdourahamane Tchiani
Abdourahamane Tchiani | |
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عبد الرحمن تشياني | |
Tchiani in 2025 | |
| 11th President of Niger | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Lamine Zeine |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Bazoum (2023) |
| President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Lamine Zeine |
| Vice President | Salifou Modi |
| Preceded by | Collective head of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Commander of the Presidential Guards | |
| In office 8 April 2011 – 8 August 2023 | |
| President | Mahamadou Issoufou Mohamed Bazoum |
| Succeeded by | Habibou Assoumane |
| De facto leader of Niger (suspected) | |
| In office 26 July 2023 – 28 July 2023 | |
| President | Collective head of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Prime Minister | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Bazoum (as president of Niger) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Early 1960s Toukounous, Filingué, Niger |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Niger National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Branch/service | Niger Army |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Boko Haram insurgency Jihadist insurgency in Niger 2021 Nigerien coup attempt 2023 Nigerien coup d'état 2023 Nigerien crisis |
Abdourahamane Tchiani (Arabic: عبد الرحمن تشياني, romanized: ‘Abd ar-Rahman Tshiyānī; born early 1960s) is a Nigerien military officer who has served as the 11th president of Niger since 2025 and the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta of Niger, since 2023. Having previously served as the Chief of the Nigerien Presidential guard (2011–2023), he played a key role in the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état by detaining President Mohamed Bazoum. His coup triggered the Nigerien crisis, which ended in 2024.