List of heads of state of Chad

President of the
Republic of Chad
President of the; Republic of Chad
رئيس جمهورية تشاد (Arabic); Président de la; République du Tchad (French);
	Presidential standard of Chad
	Incumbent; Mahamat Déby; since 20 April 2021
Style	Mr. President; (informal); His Excellency; (formal, diplomatic);
Type	Executive president; Head of state; Commander-in-chief;
Residence	Presidential Palace, N'Djamena
Term length	Five years,; renewable once;
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Chad (2023)
Inaugural holder	François Tombalbaye
Formation	23 April 1962
Deputy	President of the National Assembly
Salary	FCFA 800,000 monthly
Website	Presidency of Chad

The president of Chad (Arabic: رئيس جمهورية تشاد, romanized: rayiys jumhuriat tshad, French: Président de la République du Tchad) is the head of state of Chad, and the commander-in-chief of the Chadian National Army. The presidency is the highest executive position in the country. The president is directly elected for a double five-year term.

A total of seven people have served as head of state of Chad (not counting two Interim Heads of State). Additionally, one person, Goukouni Oueddei, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current head of state is President Mahamat Déby, who was inaugurated on 23 May 2024 following the 2024 presidential election. Prior to that, Déby has served as transitional president from 2022, and Chad's de facto head of state as president of the Transitional Military Council from 2021, after his father, the previous president Idriss Déby, was killed in the Northern Chad offensive.