Ibrahim Aboubacar

Ibrahim Aboubacar (born 1 February 1965) is a French politician who was the French National Assembly deputy for Mayotte's 2nd constituency from 2012 to 2017.[1]

Ibrahim Aboubacar in 2017

Biography

Aboubacar was born on 1 February 1965 in Fomboni on the island of Mohéli, the Comoros. Aboubacar and his family lived in Moroni until the Comoros gained independence in 1975. They then moved to Sada, Mayotte.

In 1980, Aboubacar was sent to Réunion by his family to complete his secondary education. Aboubacar then undertook engineering studies in Paris, with the intention of returning to Mayotte to work towards the development of the region.[2]

In 1990, having earned a degree in engineering at the École spéciale des travaux publics (ESTP),[3] Aboubacar finally returned to Mayotte. There he worked in an urban planning agency for five years. During this time, he was involved in trade union activism and eventually became the spokesperson for the Mayotte Workers' Union, before entering into politics during the 1992 municipal elections.[2]

Elected successively to the position of economic and social adviser of Mayotte from 1999 to 2004, and city councillor in the commune of Sada from 2008 to 2012, Aboubacar was elected as the 1st vice-president of the Departmental Council of Mayotte in 2012.[2] He left the role soon after, due to being elected as a member of the Socialist Party to the post of deputy of Mayotte's second constituency in the same year. Aboubacar only served one term as deputy of the constituency, being eliminated in the first round of the 2017 French legislative election, finishing in third place with 11.37% of votes.[4] His constituency was won in the second round by former deputy, Republican candidate Mansour Kamardine.

Political views

Aboubacar's activity in politics is particularly concerned with the social and economic development of Mayotte, as he believes that the process of departmentalisation in Mayotte has not yet been completed.[5]

In contrast to the majority of his party, Aboubacar argues for a restriction on obtaining French nationality for children born in Mayotte to illegal immigrants, as a means of "combatting smuggling networks, which are hiding all sorts of trafficking".[2]

Aboubacar also calls for the Departmental Council of Mayotte to change the status of Port de Longoni in Longoni, Mayotte, to a major port of France.[6]

References
  1. biography on the French National Assembly website
  2. Billebault, Alexis. "Portrait : Ibrahim Aboubacar, Mayotte au cœur". jeuneafrique. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "Liste des élèves de l'Ecole spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie ayant obtenu en 1990 le diplôme d'ingénieur ou le diplôme de conducteur de cet établissement". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017". Ministère de l'Intérieur. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. Perzo, Anne (30 May 2017). "Bilan et programme d'Ibrahim Aboubacar, député-candidat aux prochaines législatives". Le Journal de Mayotte. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. Perzo, Anne (6 June 2017). "Nouvelle grève au port de Longoni : le député Aboubacar redemande un Grand Port d'Etat". Le Journal de Mayotte (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2021.


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