Boubou Cissé

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Boubou Cissé
Boubou Cissé in June 2019
Prime Minister of Mali
In office
23 April 2019 – 18 August 2020
PresidentIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
Preceded bySoumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Succeeded byMoctar Ouane
Personal details
Born1974 (age 50–51)
Bamako, Mali
Alma materUniversity of Auvergne
Aix-Marseille University
OccupationPolitician

Boubou Cissé (born 1974)

Minister of Economy and Finance
and Minister of Mines and Industry.

Early life

Boubou Cissé a Fulani tribe earned a master's degree from the University of Auvergne and a PhD in economics from Aix-Marseille University.[3]

Career

Cissé began his career as an economist for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., US in 2005.[3] In 2008, he was promoted to Senior Economist of its Human Development Division.[3] He later worked in Nigeria and Niger as a resident representative for the World Bank.[3]

Cissé was appointed the

Minister of Economy and Finance since 2016.[3][4]

On 18 August 2020, Cissé along with the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was detained by mutinying forces during the 2020 Malian coup d'état.[5] The next day, with President Keita's dismissal of Parliament and the government, Cissé was removed from office.[6]

On 1 January 2021, Cissé′s half-brother Aguibou Tall and five others were arrested for an “attempted coup”. Boubou Cissé was also accused, but he was not arrested because the government could not ascertain his whereabouts.[7]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ "Economist named as Mali's prime minister amid violence – NEWS 1130". www.citynews1130.com. 22 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Mali : Boubou Cissé, un économiste à la primature en pleine crise sécuritaire – Jeune Afrique". 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Boubou Cisse". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Mali". Central Intelligence Agency. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ^ Kelly, Jeremy (18 August 2020). "Mali PM and president under arrest, claim army mutineers". The Times. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Mali charges prominent figures with 'attempted coup'". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. ^ Members International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  9. ^ Board of Governors Islamic Development Bank.
  10. ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Mali
2019–2020
Succeeded by