Thani Mohamed Soilihi
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PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterMichel Barnier
François Bayrou
François Bayrou
Preceded byFranck Riester (Francophonie)
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou (international partnerships)
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou (international partnerships)
Preceded bySoibahaddine Ibrahim
Thani Mohamed Soilihi | |
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| Minister Delegate for Francophonie and International Partnerships | |
| In office 21 September 2024 – 5 October 2025 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Michel Barnier François Bayrou |
| Preceded by | Franck Riester (Francophonie) Chrysoula Zacharopoulou (international partnerships) |
| Vice President of the Senate | |
| In office 4 October 2017 – 30 september 2020 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 25 September 2011 – 21 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Soibahaddine Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Salama Ramia |
| Constituency | Mayotte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1972 |
| Party | PS (–2017) LREM (2017-2022) RE (since 2022) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Thani Mohamed Soilihi (born 20 June 1972 in Mayotte) is a French politician of the Renaissance party who served as Minister of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships in the successive governments of Prime Ministers Michel Barnier and François Bayrou from 2024 to 2025. He previously served as a member of the French Senate from 2011 to 2024, representing the department of Mayotte.[1]
Soilhihi earned his law degree from the École du Centre Ouest des Avocats in Poitiers and began his career as a barrister in Mayotte in 1999. He later served as President of the Mayotte Bar Association from 2007 to 2010.