In passing in Chad (also a French colony then), he entered in active politics in the Chadian Progressive Party (PPT), a nationalist and radical African political party founded in 1947 and led by Gabriel Lisette. By 1958, he had left the PPT to form with others the Chadian National Union (UNT), a Muslim progressive party, but he turned quite early to the PPT and, after the independence of Chad, was minister of Education of the President François Tombalbaye. However the President's discrimination against Muslims in Chad brought him to become a member of the rebel insurgent group FROLINAT, formed in 1966 to oppose the rule of Tombalbaye.
In Chad (a French colony), he engaged in politics with the Chadian Progressive Party (PPT), a nationalist and radical African political party founded in 1947, and later formed the Chadian National Union (UNT), a Muslim progressive party. He was involved in both parties before joining the rebel group FROLINAT to oppose President Tombalbaye's rule.