{{short description|Nigerien army general (born 1953)}} {{Infobox military person |honorific_prefix = |name = Seyni Garba |honorific_suffix = |image = Seyni Garba 2017.jpg |image_upright = |alt = |caption = Seyni Garba in 2017 |native_name = |native_name_lang = |birth_name = |other_name = |nickname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|01|01}} |birth_place = Garankedey, Dosso Region, Niger |death_date = <!--{{death date and age|dYYYY|dMM|dDD|YYYY|MM|DD}}--> |death_place = |burial_place = |burial_label = |burial_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}}--> |allegiance = Niger |branch = Army |branch_label = <!--"Branch" or "Service"--> |service_years = |service_years_label = |rank = General |rank_label = |service_number = |unit = |commands = |battles = |battles_label = |awards = |memorials = |alma_mater = Korombé High School |spouse = <!--Add spouse if reliably sourced--> |children = 5 |relations = |other_work = |signature = |signature_size = |signature_alt = |website = <!--{{URL|example.com}}--> |module = }}
'''Major General Seyni Garba''' (born 1 January 1953, in Garankedey, Dosso Region, Niger) is a Nigerien army general. He completed his primary and secondary education at Dosso and at the Korombé High School in Niamey between 1966 and 1974, before attending the Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, Maths-Physics section in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigerdiaspora.net/les-nouvelles-du-pays/environnement-niger/item/31044-c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie-de-passation-de-commandement-%C3%A0-letat-major-des-fan--le-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral-de-division-seyni-garba-prend-fonction|title=Cérémonie de passation de commandement à l'Etat-Major des FAN : le Général de Division Seyni Garba prend fonction [Change of Command Ceremony at the FAN General Staff: Major General Seyni Garba takes office]|publisher=Niger Diaspora|date=25 June 2011}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> He is the joint chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces since 2011, where he leads the fight against Boko Haram.<ref name="jeuneafriquelesilesdulactchadrepairedes">{{cite news|title=Les îles du lac Tchad, repaire des Boko Haram en déroute|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/depeches/228572/politique/les-iles-du-lac-tchad-repaire-des-boko-haram-en-deroute/|accessdate=February 25, 2017|work=Jeune Afrique|date=April 5, 2008}}</ref> He is married and has five children.
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