Ahmad Allam-Mi

Ahmad Allam-Mi (born 1948[1]) is a Chadian diplomat who has been Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States since 2013.

[1] Back in Chad, he was briefly Adviser to the Presidency of the Republic in charge of International Relations[2] before serving as Ambassador to France, Switzerland, Spain, and UNESCO for a second time from 1992 to 1994.

Allam-Mi said Chad has had to house over 300,000 refugees since the Darfur crisis began and at least 50,000 Chadians have been displaced and hundreds have died.

[8] He was then appointed as Chad's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presenting his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 8 September 2008.

[1] After five years at the UN, Déby appointed Allam-Mi to replace Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido as Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States on 29 July 2013.