Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga

Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (French pronunciation: ​[sumelu bubɛj maiga]; born 8 June 1954)[1][2] is a Malian politician and was Prime Minister of Mali between 30 December 2017 and 18 April 2019.[3] The leader of the Alliance for Solidarity in Mali, he previously served in the government of Mali as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Amadou Toumani Touré from 5 April 2011[4] until the March 2012 coup d'état. Later he was Minister of Defense from 2013 to 2014 and was Secretary-General of the Presidency from 2016 to 2017.

Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Prime Minister of Mali
In office
30 December 2017 – 18 April 2019
PresidentIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
Preceded byAbdoulaye Idrissa Maïga
Succeeded byBoubou Cisse
Foreign Minister of Mali
In office
5 April 2011 – 21 March 2012
Preceded byMoctar Ouane
Succeeded bySadio Lamine Sow
Personal details
Born (1954-06-08) 8 June 1954
Gao, French Sudan
(now Mali)
NationalityMalian
Political partyAlliance for Solidarity in Mali

Political career
Maïga (left) with António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on 29 May 2018 in Bamako, Mali.

As First Vice-President of ADEMA-PASJ, Maïga opposed the party's decision to support President Amadou Toumani Touré's bid for re-election in the April 2007 presidential election, and he was consequently expelled from the party.[5]

Along with several other ministers, he was arrested during the coup when rebel soldiers stormed the presidential palace on 22 March 2012.[6] On 25 March, he began a hunger strike along with 13 other arrested officials to protest his detention.[7]

After Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta won the 2013 presidential election, Maïga was appointed to the government as Minister of Defense on 8 September 2013.[8] He was replaced by Bah Ndaw following the army's defeat at the hands of Tuareg rebels in Kidal in May 2014. Although some blamed him for the defeat, others believed he was being used as a scapegoat.[9]

On 29 August 2016, he was appointed as Secretary-General of the Presidency with the rank of minister.[10]

Maïga was named Prime Minister on 30 December 2017.[1][3] He resigned on 18 April 2019 amid public protests following the Ogossagou massacre.[3][11]

References
  1. "Mali: l'ex-ministre de la Défense Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga nommé Premier ministre". Jeune Afrique. 30 December 2017.
  2. http://aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/soumeylou-boubèye-maïga-nommé-premier-ministre-du-mali-/1019139
  3. "Mali Prime Minister Soumeylou-Boubeye Maiga resigns". Ecofinagency.com. 19 April 2019.
  4. Adam Thiam (18 April 2012). "Mali : Boubèye Maïga, les raisons d'un retour". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  5. "Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga exclu de l’ADEMA", Panapress, 26 February 2007 (in French).
  6. "Mali president 'safe' after fleeing from overnight rebel coup". Al Arabiya. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  7. "Mali officials stage hunger strike to protest coup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  8. "Gouvernement malien : Boubèye Maïga à la Défense, création d'un ministère chargé du Nord", Agence France-Presse, 8 September 2013 (in French).
  9. "Ripples from Kidal", Africa Confidential, volume 55, number 12, 13 June 2014.
  10. Sinaly M. Daou, "Mali : Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga nommé Secrétaire General de la Présidence avec rang de ministre : L’ancien Directeur de la DGSE revient avec force", L'Observatoire, 3 September 2016 (in French).
  11. "Mali's PM Maiga, government resign over Ogossagou massacre". Aljazeera.com. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga		 Prime Minister of Mali
2017–2019		 Succeeded by
Boubou Cisse
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