Abdoulaye Maïga (officer)
Appointed interim prime minister of Mali
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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 to 5 December 2022, and again since 21 November 2024.[1]
Abdoulaye Maïga | |
|---|---|
| Interim Prime Minister of Mali | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
| President | Assimi Goïta (interim from 28 May 2021 to 8 July 2025) |
| Preceded by | Choguel Kokalla Maïga |
| In office 21 August 2022 – 5 December 2022 | |
| President | Assimi Goïta (interim) |
| Preceded by | Choguel Kokalla Maïga |
| Succeeded by | Choguel Kokalla Maïga |
| Spokesperson for the Government | |
| In office 1 December 2021 – Unknown | |
| Prime Minister | Choguel Kokalla Maïga Himself |
| Succeeded by | Issa Ousmane Coulibaly |
| Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation | |
| Assumed office June 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Choguel Kokalla Maïga Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdoulaye Maïga 12 May 1981 |
| 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]
On 21 November 2024, Maïga was appointed by the junta as interim prime minister.[7]