12 Facts About Saleh Kebzabo

Saleh Kebzabo is the President of the National Union for Democracy and Renewal and a Deputy in the National Assembly of Chad.

Saleh Kebzabo was designated Prime Minister by president Mahamat Deby on 12 October 2022.

Saleh Kebzabo was the founder of N'Djamena Hebdo, Chad's first independent newspaper.

Saleh Kebzabo was a consul in Douala, Cameroon, but was expelled from Cameroon by President Paul Biya due to his support for Biya's predecessor, Ahmadou Ahidjo.

Saleh Kebzabo was one of the founding members of the UNDR political party in December 1992.

Saleh Kebzabo was released after the opposition protested his detention, and he filed suit against the officials who were responsible for the incident.

Saleh Kebzabo was elected to the National Assembly as an UNDR candidate in the first round of the 1997 parliamentary election, although he remained in the government and did not take his seat.

Saleh Kebzabo became Minister of State for Mines, Energy, and Oil in a cabinet reshuffle on January 1,1998, but he was dismissed from the government on May 11,1998, along with two other UNDR ministers.

Saleh Kebzabo later said that he had participated in the government in the belief that by doing so he could undermine Deby from within the system, and that as a result he believed the UNDR was a "permanent target" of Deby.

Saleh Kebzabo said that the soldiers fired at his brother.

Saleh Kebzabo said that his party work in the UNDR was absorbing him at the time; he described this work as "an enriching experience" and said that he was already beginning preparations for the planned 2009 parliamentary election.

Opposition deputies led by Saleh Kebzabo responded that they would not resign, feeling that it would be more "useful" for them to remain in the National Assembly; however, they said that the next election should be held promptly, dismissing Deby's view that the delay was necessary due to a lack of funds, and that in the future the government should make every effort to hold elections on time.