Ibrahim Maiga

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Ibrahim Maiga
Born (1963-01-03) 3 January 1963 (age 61)
Mopti, Mali
Nationality
  • Malian
  • Slovak
Other namesIbi Maiga
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • comedian
  • politician

Ibrahim Maiga, also known as Ibi Maiga,[1][2][3] (born in Mopti, 3 January 1963),[4] is a Slovak singer, actor, comedian, and politician.[5][6] The BBC describes him as a "celebrity in Slovakia".[7]

Biography

Maiga moved to what was then Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s as a student at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and subsequently obtained Slovak citizenship. He "quickly became famous as a singer and actor".[8] The BBC describes him as "a well-known figure" through his "infectious humour and songs about his homeland, Mali".[9]

He stood as a candidate for the

black man represents Slovakia, that's going to be obvious to all of Europe."[13]

In 2019, Maiga announced his return to politics and ran for a seat in the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia as a representative of the Priama Demokracia party.[14]

Maiga speaks six languages.[15] He has two children, a son and a daughter.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
  2. ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
  3. ^ "Berie politickú kariéru vážne? Odpovedal Ibi Maiga", Aktuelne, 22 May 2009
  4. ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
  5. ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
  6. ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
  7. ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
  8. ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
  9. ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
  10. ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
  11. ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
  12. ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
  13. ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
  14. ^ "Z Ibrahima Maigu poslanec: Čierna bača vstupuje do politiky!" [Ibrahim Maiga for MP: Black whip enters politics!]. topky.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009

External links

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