1. Ludovic Chaker was born on 15 July 1979 and is a former diplomat and French politician.
14 Facts About Ludovic Chaker
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Ludovic Chaker served as a security advisor to the President of the Republic from 2017 to 2022.
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Ludovic Chaker currently serves as director for strategic anticipation at the French Ministry of Defence.
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Ludovic Chaker contributed to books focused on modern China, such as Shanghai - Histoire, promenades, anthologie et dictionnaire, directed by Nicolas Idier, in which he writes a chapter on martial arts.
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Ludovic Chaker was admitted to the CELSA where he attended the intercultural management program, while studying political science at the Paris Nanterre University and human resources and public affairs at Sciences Po.
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Ludovic Chaker's career has taken him to the crossroads of military intelligence, public and academic affairs, and politics.
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Ludovic Chaker was then recruited by Richard Descoings as head of external relations for Asia, the Pacific region, Africa and the Middle-East of Sciences Po.
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Ludovic Chaker then founded a consulting company, Ooda, named after the four phases of the military OODA loop.
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Ludovic Chaker campaign included meeting French people via couch surfing with them in Thailand.
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Ludovic Chaker was then appointed as deputy general secretary and coordinator of Macron's campaign operations for the 2017 French presidential election.
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Ludovic Chaker was often described as a senior staffer in the candidate's team and one of its closest advisors, earning the nickname of "ninja of logistics".
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Several media outlets identified him as close to Alexandre Benalla and compared him to the character of intelligence officer Malotru in the TV series The Bureau - a comparison reinforced by the fact that Ludovic Chaker speaks Arabic fluently after living in Cairo.
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Ludovic Chaker was taught kung-fu by master Liang Chaoqun, a proponent of the Zi Ran Men or "natural style".
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Ludovic Chaker then joined the leadership of the French Wan Laisheng association and authored several publications devoted to the history of martial arts.