Salifou Modi
Salifou Modi | |
|---|---|
ساليفو مودي | |
 Salifou Modi in 2023 | |
| Vice President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland | |
| Assumed office 28 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 | 12 October 1962 Zinder, Niger |
| 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; born 12 October 1962) is a Nigerien military officer who has been the Vice President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland since 2023. Modi was a member of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy and participated in the coup against President Mohamed Bazoum. Prior to his vice presidency he was chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces and ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
Career
[edit]Modi was a member of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, a military junta that controlled Niger from 2010 to 2011.[1] Modi later served as a military attaché in Germany.[2]
Ahmed Mohamed, the chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces, was dismissed on 13 January 2020, due to the deaths of 174 security force members starting in December and a terrorist attack that killed 89 soldiers. President Mohamed Bazoum appointed Modi to succeed Mohamed.[2][3] Operation Operation Barkhane was carried out with the French military during his tenure.[4] Abdou Sidikou Issa was appointed to succeed succeeded him on 1 April 2023, and Modi was promoted to a four-star general three days before the end of his term.[5]
On 1 June 2023, Modi was appointed as Niger's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.[5] Modi was selected to be Vice President of Niger after a military coup overthrew Bazoum.[3] He led a delegation that met with the leaders of Mali and Burkina Faso, who had gained power via coups in 2021 and 2022, respectively.[6] He met with members of the Wagner Group.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Attaque de Chinégodar: les chefs d'etat-major limogés 2020.
- ^ a b Niger Army Chief Fired After 89 Killed in Extremist Attack 2020.
- ^ a b Bonny 2023.
- ^ Le Niger et Barkhane ont mené 15 "opérations conjointes" de juillet à octobre 2022.
- ^ a b Niger: l’ancien Chef d’Etat-major Salifou Mody nommé Ambassadeur auprès des Emirats Arabes Unis 2023.
- ^ Peltier 2023.
- ^ Inwood & Tacchi 2024.
Works cited
[edit]News
[edit]- "Attaque de Chinégodar: les chefs d'etat-major limogés". Voice of America. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025.
- "Le Niger et Barkhane ont mené 15 "opérations conjointes" de juillet à octobre". Voice of America. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025.
- "Niger Army Chief Fired After 89 Killed in Extremist Attack". Voice of America. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025.
- "Niger: l'ancien Chef d'Etat-major Salifou Mody nommé Ambassadeur auprès des Emirats Arabes Unis". Agence Nigérienne de Presse. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023.
- Bonny, Sidonie (3 August 2023). "Niger junta appoints civilians to Cabinet, member of military as vice president". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025.
- Inwood, Joe; Tacchi, Jake (20 February 2024). "Wagner in Africa: How the Russian mercenary group has rebranded". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025.
- Peltier, Elian (2 August 2023). "A Leader of Niger's Coup Visits Mali, Raising Fears of a Wagner Alliance". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025.
Web
[edit]- "Daiga Mieriņa, Speaker of the Saeima". Saeima. Archived from the original on 28 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.