The Chadian Army has announced that General Mahamat Kaka, late President Idriss Deby’s son, will replace him as the head of a military council.

The announcement was made by army spokesman, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna.

Mahamat previously served as the second -in command of the Armed Forces for the Chadian Intervention in Northern Mali (FATIM).

Mahamat first enrolled at the Joint Grouping of military schools in Chad. He subsequently received training in France, at the military school of Aix-en-Provence.

Upon his return, he was enrolled in the second promotion of semi-direct officers of the school and later was appointed to the Service Branch for the Security of State Institutions (SERS), as a deputy commander of the Infantry Division.

His first combat experience took place in April 2006 when rebels attacked Njamena, the capital city of Chad and later participated in combat in eastern Chad along with General Abu Bakr al Said, then director of the Gendarmery. Mahmud was given the rank of major afterward.

Mahamat led forces when he took part in the command of Chadian soldiers during the Battle of Am Dam, where his army defeated the rebels.