Issaka Assane Karanta
Issaka Assane Karanta | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Niamey Capital District | |
| In office March 2018 – 23 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hamidou Garba |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Mayor of Commune III of Niamey | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Mayor of Commune I of Niamey | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1945 French Niger |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 75) Niamey, Niger |
Issaka Assane Karanta (1 January 1945 – 23 December 2020) was a Nigerien academic,
He served as the mayor of
Biography
Karanta was born in
Karanta was a professor of natural sciences at CEG 4 in Niamey from 1976 to 1995. He then became head of the Geology Pedagogical Support Laboratory from 1995 to 1996, when he entered politics and urban administration.[1]
He served as the mayor of Commune I (also known as Niamey I), one of the five urban communes which make up the city of Niamey, from 1996 until 1999.[1] He later became the Mayor of Commune I from 2010 to 2011.[1] Karanta worked as a mission officer for the High Authority for Peacebuilding (Haute Autorité à la Consolidation de la Paix) from 2011 to 2018.[1]
In March 2018, Karanta became the Governor of
Governor Issaka Assane Karanta died from
Karanta was buried in his hometown of
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Décès du Gouverneur de la Région de Niamey: Le Président de la République prend part à la levée du corps". Agence Nigérienne de Presse. 2020-12-24. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ a b "The Governor of Niamey, Issaka Assane Karanta, died of Covid-19 this Thursday at the Hôpital Général de Référence". Sahelian.com. Twitter. 2020-12-25. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-31.