H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga

H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga (born 11 March 1958)[1] is a Malian politician who is the Prime Minister of Mali since 8 April 2017. Previously he was Minister of Defence since 3 September 2016.[2] As Defence Minister he succeeded Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly, who resigned after the takeover of the village of Boni by jihadist forces. Maïga previously served as Minister of Territorial Administration and Minister for the Environment, Water and Sanitation.[3][4] During the 2013 presidential election, he was campaign director of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was elected as President.