Salifou Modi | |
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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 | Zinder, Niger | 12 October 1962
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]
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]
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.
Salifou Modi | |
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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 | Zinder, Niger | 12 October 1962
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]
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]
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.