List of Famous people born in Wadi Fira Region, Chad

Moussa Faki

First Name Moussa

Last Name Faki

Born on June 21, 1960 (age 66)

Born in Chad, Wadi Fira Region

Moussa Faki Mahamat is a Chadian politician and diplomat who has been Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017. Previously he was Prime Minister of Chad from 24 June 2003 to 4 February 2005 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2008 to January 2017. Faki, a member of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), belongs to the Zaghawa ethnic group, the same group as President Idriss Déby.

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Marie-Christine Koundja

First Name Marie-Christine

Born on March 30, 1957 (age 69)

Born in Chad, Wadi Fira Region

Marie-Christine Koundja is a Chadian writer and diplomat, who has worked in various departments, ministries and embassies of her country. The first published female Chadian author, she has written two novels: Al-Istifakh, ou, L'idylle de mes amis (2001) and Kam-Ndjaha, la dévoreuse (2009).

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