El Hadj Ag Gamou

El Hadj Ag Gamou
El Hadj Ag Gamou
Born	December 31, 1964; Tidermène, Mali
Allegiance	Libya (1980-1988); Revolutionary Liberation Army of Azawad (1990-1995); Mali (1996-present); GATIA (2014-present)
Rank	Brigadier general; Inspector General of the Malian Army (2019-2021); Governor of Kidal Region (2023-present)
Battles/wars	Lebanese Civil War; Toyota War; Tuareg rebellion (1990-1996); Sierra Leonean Civil War; Tuareg rebellion (2007-2009) Operation Djiguitugu; Mali War Tinsalane ambush; Battle of Kidal (2012); Second Battle of Anefif; Second Battle of Kidal; Fourth Battle of Gao; Battle of Kidal (2016); Ménaka offensive Battle of Andéramboukane (2022); ;

El Hadj Ag Gamou, born December 31, 1964, in Tidermène, Mali, is an Imghad Tuareg Malian division general. Gamou is currently the governor of Kidal Region since November 22, 2023, and has also been the head of his faction of Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies since the group's foundation. Prior to his governorship, Gamou served in the Malian army, commanding Malian troops against Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in the early stages of the Mali War.

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