Abdoulaye Maïga (officer)

Lieutenant Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga (born 12 May 1981) is a Malian military officer, he was appointed interim prime minister of Mali on 21 August 2022.[1]

Lieutenant Colonel
Abdoulaye Maïga
Prime Minister of Mali
Acting
In office
21 August 2022 – 5 December 2022
PresidentAssimi Goïta (acting)
Preceded byChoguel Kokalla Maïga
Succeeded byChoguel Kokalla Maïga
Spokesperson for the Government
Assumed office
1 December 2021
Prime MinisterChoguel Kokalla Maïga
Himself
Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation
Assumed office
June 2021
Prime MinisterChoguel Kokalla Maïga
Himself
Personal details
Born
Abdoulaye Maïga

(1981-05-12) 12 May 1981
Bamako, Mali
Military service
Allegiance Mali
Branch/serviceMalian National Gendarmerie
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsMali War

Maïga is a lieutenant colonel[2] in the Malian National Gendarmerie[Fr],[3] which is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population and is part of the Malian armed forces. Maïga studied diplomacy and international law in Algiers.[3] He studied defence and international security policies in Paris[3] and "holds a doctorate in International Security and Defense from Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University of the 'ED 492' Doctoral School of Law."[4] He also studied human rights and humanitarian law at what is now Paris-Saclay University at Évry.[3] Maïga started a doctorate in business law.[3] He wrote a thesis on "the credibility of ECOWAS" to ensure peace and security.[3]

Maïga has worked in the Early Warning Directorate on the Prevention of Terrorism in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).[3] He worked as a police officer for MONUSCO (part of the United Nations mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[3]

Maïga was not part of the group of officers led by Colonel Assimi Goïta who took power in the August 2020 Malian coup d'état.[5][3] But he is considered close to Colonel Goïta, and became "the voice of the policy of breaking with France and its allies" after the May 2021 Malian coup d'état.[5] In June 2021 he was appointed Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation,[6] and on 1 December 2021 was also appointed spokesperson for the government.[5][3][6]

References
  1. "Mali appoints interim replacement for ill civilian prime minister". Al Jazeera. 22 August 2022.
  2. "Lt Col Abdoulaye Maiga", La Primature Mali, archived from the original on 20 October 2021
  3. Baché, David (22 August 2022). "Mali: qui est le colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, Premier ministre par intérim?". Radio France Internationale.
  4. "Thesis defense in Peacekeeping under the direction of Dr. Lt Col Abdoulaye Maïga, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization". Alioune Blondin Beye peace school. 29 January 2021.
  5. "Mali: Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga appointed interim Prime Minister". Africanews. 22 August 2022.
  6. "Mali: le colonel Abdoulaye Maïga va assurer le remplacement intérimaire de Choguel Maïga". Radio France Internationale. 22 August 2022.
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