Tiéfing Konaté

General Tiéfing Konaté (born 1954) is a Malian politician and soldier. He has been the Minister of Internal Security and Civilian Protection of Mali since 24 April 2012.[1][2] He is a graduate of the Joint Military Academy in Kati. Between 1993 and 1994, he was in charge of the Presidency of the Republic and then Chief of Staff of the National Gendarmerie between 1994 and 2000. He then served as technical adviser to the Ministry of Internal Security and Protection Civilian between 2000 and 2008, before being appointed director of the National Gendarmerie, a position he held between 2008 and 2011.[3] He also served as the Ambassador of Mali to Russia since June 2016.[4]

Tiéfing Konaté
Minister of Internal Security and Civilian Protection
In office
24 April 2012  September 2013
Preceded bySadio Gassama
Succeeded bySada Samaké
Personal details
Born (1954-09-30) 30 September 1954
Bamako, French Sudan (now Mali)

References

  1. "Le Gouvernement du mardi 24 avril 2012". Primature (in French). Government of Mali. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. Tiéfing Konaté
  3. "General Tiefing Konaté" (in French). Malijet.
  4. "Nouvel ambassadeur du Mali en Russie : La diplomatie économique du Général Konaté" (in French). Malinet.


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