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Abdourahamane Tchiani

1961 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdourahamane Tchiani is the 9,780th most popular politician (down from 8,286th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Niger (up from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Nigerien Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdourahamane Tchiani ranks 9,780 out of 19,576. Before him are Irene Camber, Gilbert Horal, Atsuko Ikeda, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Sirajuddin of Perlis, and Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo. After him are Ben-Hadad I, Lotf Ali Khan, Bu Jiang, Constantin Dăscălescu, Taspar Qaghan, and Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Abdourahamane Tchiani ranks 113. Before him are Safra Catz, Frans Timmermans, Eric Stoltz, Dylan McDermott, Chad Smith, and Bonnie Hunt. After him are Franky Van der Elst, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Riad al-Asaad, Jacky Cheung, Melissa Etheridge, and Kazuki Takahashi.

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In Niger

Among people born in Niger, Abdourahamane Tchiani ranks 7 out of 26. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009), Mamadou Tandja (1938), Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Hamani Diori (1916), Seyni Kountché (1931), and Mohamed Bazoum (1960). After him are Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), and Issake Dabore (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Niger

Among politicians born in Niger, Abdourahamane Tchiani ranks 7. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009), Mamadou Tandja (1938), Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Hamani Diori (1916), Seyni Kountché (1931), and Mohamed Bazoum (1960). After him are Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), and Hama Amadou (1950).

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