Mahamat Zene Cherif (; born 1964) born in Moussoro a city located in the north he is a

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ian diplomat and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chad from December 2017 to his resignation in September 2022. before serving as the Minister of Communication for a brief stint and then being re-appointed in May 2021 to once again continue as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Chad to the

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in New York. He belongs to the

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ethnic group. Zene has a

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degree from the

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. He joined the Chadian foreign ministry in 1993. From 2007 to 2013, he was the ambassador of Chad to

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and Chad's Permanent Representative to the

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and the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Zene has worked in a variety of other government posts and was Business Director of Air Chad in 1997 and 1998. In December 2014, Zene was the

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of the

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. On September 19, 2022, he tendered his resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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"New Permanent Representative of Chad Presents Credentials"
UN Doc BIO/4526, 13 September 2013 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zene Cherif, Mahamat 1964 births Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni Permanent representatives to the African Union Permanent representatives of Chad to the United Nations Ambassadors of Chad to Ethiopia Living people Ministers of foreign affairs of Chad 21st-century Chadian politicians 21st-century diplomats