Portrait of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Chadian film director, producer and screenwriter

Born
1961
Country
Chad

Updated September 2026

About Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is a Chadian film director based in France. He is regarded as the first Chadian filmmaker to direct a feature-length film, and he typically serves as both writer and director on his projects. Most of his films are set in and filmed in Chad.

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