Abdoulaye Maïga (officer)
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Lieutenant Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga (born 12 May 1981) is a Malian military officer currently serving as the government spokesman. He was temporarily appointed interim prime minister of Mali on 21 August 2022.[1]
Abdoulaye Maïga | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Mali Acting | |
| In office 21 August 2022 – 5 December 2022 | |
| President | Assimi Goïta (acting) |
| Preceded by | Choguel Kokalla Maïga |
| Succeeded by | Choguel Kokalla Maïga |
| Spokesperson for the Government | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Choguel Kokalla Maïga Himself |
| Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation | |
| Assumed office June 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Choguel Kokalla Maïga Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdoulaye Maïga 12 May 1981 (age 43) Bamako, Mali |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mali |
| Branch/service | Malian National Gendarmerie |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Mali War |
Maïga is a lieutenant colonel[2] in the Malian National Gendarmerie,[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] He is considered close to Goïta, and became "the voice of the policy of breaking with France and its allies" after the second coup d'état in May 2021.[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
- ^ "Mali appoints interim replacement for ill civilian prime minister". Al Jazeera. 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Lt Col Abdoulaye Maiga", La Primature Mali, archived from the original on 20 October 2021
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Baché, David (22 August 2022). "Mali: qui est le colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, Premier ministre par intérim?". Radio France Internationale.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Mali: Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga appointed interim Prime Minister". Africanews. 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Mali: le colonel Abdoulaye Maïga va assurer le remplacement intérimaire de Choguel Maïga". Radio France Internationale. 22 August 2022.