Bintou Malloum

Bintou Malloum (31 March 1946 – 10 March 2020) was a Chadian politician, and the first ambassador of Chad to Germany, Republic of Congo, and Italy.[1]

Bintou Malloum
Born31 March 1946
Torror, Salamat Region, French Chad
Died10 March 2020(2020-03-10) (aged 73)
N'Djamena, Chad
NationalityChadian
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Malloum was born on 31 March 1946 in Torror, French Chad.[2] Between 1993 and 2003, Malloum was Secretary of State, Secretary of Public Function, and Secretary of Labor. She also served thrice as Minister of Social Affairs and Family.[3] In 1997, Malloum was the first female student at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature in N'Djamena and the first woman to be a Chadian ambassador.[4][5]

Tasked with serving in several corrupt administrations, Malloum was considered to be a person of great integrity.[6] In February 2012, Malloum was a representative of the Rotary Club of Chad.[7] She died on 10 March 2020, in N'Djamena, Chad, and was buried in the Lamadji Cemetery.[1] Condolences to Malloum were sent by the President of Chad, Idriss Déby.[8]

Works
  • Le destin d’une pionnière (2017)

References
  1. "Tchad : Bintou Malloum est décédée". Al Wihda (in French). 10 March 2020.
  2. "Tchad : décès de Bintou Malloum, 1ère femme ambassadrice". Tchadinfos.com (in French). 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  3. "La participation de la femme à la vie politique au Tchad:1933-2003". Memoire Online (in French).
  4. "A lire : "Le destin d'une pionnière" autobiographie de l'ambassadrice Bintou Malloum". TchadInfos.com (in French). 12 July 2017.
  5. "Tchad : l'éternel second rôle féminin". JeuneAfrique (in French). 5 April 2012.
  6. "Les femmes tchadiennes et le vol des biens de l'Etat". Makaila (in French). 10 August 2011.
  7. "Site du ministère de la Santé publique du Tchad". Ministère de la Santé Publique (in French). Archived from the original on 13 December 2012.
  8. "Tchad : Déby rend hommage à Bintou Malloum". Tchadinfos.com (in French). 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.


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