List of prime ministers of Mali

Prime Minister of Mali
Prime Minister of Mali
Mali minisiri ɲɛmɔgɔ (Bambara)
	Emblem of Mali
	Incumbent; Choguel Kokalla Maïga; Interim; since 6 June 2021
Reports to	President
Appointer	President
Inaugural holder	Modibo Keïta
Formation	20 June 1960
Salary	14,201,498 West African CFA francs/23,280 USD annually
Website	La Primature

This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers.

A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, one person, Modibo Keita, served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Interim Prime Minister of Mali is Choguel Kokalla Maïga, since 6 June 2021. He was appointed by the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, which has governed the country since the 2021 Malian coup d'état.

The 2023 constitutional referendum brought a new constitution into force on July 22, 2023, which reduced the powers of the prime minister significantly. The prime minister and government are now responsible to the president rather than parliament, and the president heads and directs the policy of the government.^[2]^[3]^[4]

List of officeholders

Political parties

Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US–RDA)

Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM)

Alliance for Democracy in Mali – Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA–PASJ)

Rally for Mali (RPM)

Alliance for Solidarity in Mali (ASMA-CFP)

Other factions

Military

Independent

Status

Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Head(s) of state
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Head(s) of state
1		Modibo Keïta (1915–1977)	20 June 1960	1965	c. 5 years	US–RDA	Himself
Post abolished (1965 – 19 November 1968)
2		Yoro Diakité (1932–1973)	19 November 1968	18 September 1969	303 days	Military	M. Traoré
Post abolished (18 September 1969 – 6 June 1986)
3		Mamadou Dembelé (1934–2016)	6 June 1986	6 June 1988	2 years	UDPM	M. Traoré
Post abolished (6 June 1988 – 2 April 1991)
–		Soumana Sacko (born 1950)	2 April 1991	9 June 1992	1 year, 68 days	Independent	Touré
4		Younoussi Touré (1941–2022)	9 June 1992	12 April 1993	307 days	Independent	Konaré
5		Abdoulaye Sékou Sow (1931–2013)	12 April 1993	4 February 1994	298 days	Independent
6		Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–2022)	4 February 1994	15 February 2000	6 years, 11 days	ADEMA–PASJ
7		Mandé Sidibé (1940–2009)	15 February 2000	18 March 2002	2 years, 31 days	ADEMA–PASJ
8		Modibo Keita (1942–2021)	18 March 2002	9 June 2002	83 days	Independent
9		Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani (born 1942)	9 June 2002	29 April 2004	1 year, 325 days	Independent	Touré
10		Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (born 1946)	29 April 2004	28 September 2007	3 years, 152 days	Independent
11		Modibo Sidibé (born 1952)^[a]	28 September 2007	3 April 2011	3 years, 187 days	Independent
12		Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948–2021)	3 April 2011	22 March 2012 (deposed)	354 days	Independent
Vacant (22 March – 17 April 2012)
–		Cheick Modibo Diarra (born 1952)	17 April 2012	11 December 2012 (resigned)	238 days	Independent	D. Traoré
–		Django Sissoko (1948–2022)	11 December 2012	5 September 2013	268 days	Independent	D. Traoré
13		Oumar Tatam Ly (born 1963)	5 September 2013	5 April 2014	212 days	Independent	I. B. Keïta
14		Moussa Mara (born 1975)	5 April 2014	9 January 2015	279 days	Independent
(8)		Modibo Keita (1942–2021)	9 January 2015	10 April 2017	2 years, 91 days	Independent
15		Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga (born 1958)	10 April 2017	31 December 2017 (resigned)	265 days	RPM
16		Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (1954–2022)	31 December 2017	18 April 2019^[b]	1 year, 108 days	ASMA-CFP
Vacant (18 April – 23 April 2019)
17		Boubou Cissé (born 1974)	23 April 2019	18 August 2020 (deposed)	1 year, 118 days	Independent	I. B. Keïta
Vacant (18 August – 27 September 2020)
–		Moctar Ouane (born 1955)	27 September 2020	24 May 2021 (deposed)	239 days	Independent	B. Ndaw
Vacant (24 May – 6 June 2021)
–		Choguel Kokalla Maïga (born 1958)	6 June 2021	Incumbent^[c]^[5]	3 years, 326 days	Independent	A. Goïta
–		Abdoulaye Maïga (born 1981)	21 August 2022	5 December 2022	106 days	Military	A. Goïta

Timeline

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Notes

^ Brother of Mandé Sidibé.
^ Lost confidence of Parliament.
^ Suspended from work for 3 months due to stroke treatment.

References

^ "Communiqué de presse : Du salaire du Premier ministre malien". Malinet. 9 September 2016.
^ "Mali: Principles and changes to the Constitution put to a referendum". Africanews. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ Malga, Amarana (22 July 2023). "Mali: The Constitutional Court adopts the draft new Constitution". Andalou Agency (in français). Bamako. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ Booty, Natasha; Pivac, Mark (23 July 2023). "Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "Mali's Choguel Maiga reinstated as prime minister after medical leave". reuters.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

External links

[5] Brother of Mandé Sidibé.

[6] Lost confidence of Parliament.

[7] Suspended from work for 3 months due to stroke treatment.

[1] "Communiqué de presse : Du salaire du Premier ministre malien". Malinet. 9 September 2016.

[2] "Mali: Principles and changes to the Constitution put to a referendum". Africanews. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[3] Malga, Amarana (22 July 2023). "Mali: The Constitutional Court adopts the draft new Constitution". Andalou Agency (in français). Bamako. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[4] Booty, Natasha; Pivac, Mark (23 July 2023). "Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[8] "Mali's Choguel Maiga reinstated as prime minister after medical leave". reuters.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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