Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga | |
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Bah N'Daw | |
Foreign Minister of Mali | |
In office 6 April 2011 – 22 March 2012 | |
President | Amadou Toumani Touré |
Prime Minister | Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé |
Preceded by | Moctar Ouane |
Succeeded by | Sadio Lamine Sow |
Personal details | |
Born | Gao, French Sudan, French West Africa, France (now Mali) | 8 June 1954
Died | 21 March 2022 Bamako, Mali | (aged 67)
Nationality | Malian |
Political party | Alliance for Solidarity in Mali |
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (French pronunciation:
Early life and career
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga was born in Gao on 8 June 1954.[3] He studied journalism from Cheikh Anta Diop University's Center for the Study of Information Science and Technology.[3] In 1987, he graduated from the Paris-Sud University with a Diploma of Specialized Higher Studies (DESS) in diplomacy and international organisation management.[3] Soumeylou also held a master's degree in international economic relations from Paris's Institut d'administration.[3] He began his career as a journalist at L'Essor and then worked at the Malian Press and Advertising Agency's magazine Sunjata.[3]
Political career
As first vice-president of
Along with several other ministers, he was arrested during the coup when rebel soldiers stormed the presidential palace on 22 March 2012.[5] On 25 March, he began a hunger strike along with 13 other arrested officials to protest his detention.[6]
After
On 29 August 2016, he was appointed Secretary-General of the Presidency with the rank of minister.[9]
Maïga was named Prime Minister on 30 December 2017.[10][1] He resigned on 18 April 2019 amid public protests following the Ogossagou massacre.[1][11]
Personal life and death
Maiga died in detention in Bamako on 21 March 2022 at the age of 67.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Mali Prime Minister Soumeylou-Boubeye Maiga resigns". Ecofinagency.com. 19 April 2019.
- ^ Adam Thiam (18 April 2012). "Mali : Boubèye Maïga, les raisons d'un retour". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, nommé Premier ministre du Mali". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Jeuneafrique.com : Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga exclu de l'ADEMA". 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Mali president 'safe' after fleeing from overnight rebel coup". Al Arabiya. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Mali officials stage hunger strike to protest coup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Gouvernement malien : Boubèye Maïga à la Défense, création d'un ministère chargé du Nord – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Ripples from Kidal". africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Mali: l'ex-ministre de la Défense Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga nommé Premier ministre". Jeune Afrique. 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Mali's PM Maiga, government resign over Ogossagou massacre". Al Jazeera. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Mali : l'ancien Premier ministre Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga est mort". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2022.