Mano Dayak (1949 – December 15, 1995) was a famous Tuareg freedom fighter, leader, activist, scholar and negotiator.

He was born in the Tiden valley in the Aïr Mountains (nearby Agadez city) in 1949.

It was here in France where he met his wife Odile, an anthropology student who planned to establish a tourist business with him in the early 1970s.

[1] Besides leading the Tuareg rebellion (which he led from his base in the Adrar de Bouss), Mano Dayak made his name as the writer of several important books on Tuareg culture and politics.

The Tuareg band Tinariwen dedicated a song to him in their album "Aman Iman".