Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has been functioning as Chad’s head of state since leading a coup d'etat in April of 2021. Also known as General Kaka, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is the head of Chad’s transitional council. He assumed this role after partaking in a coup d’etat shortly after the death of his father and longtime president Idriss Déby.