Issaka Sidibé

Issaka Sidibé
President of the National Assembly of Mali
Assumed office
22 January 2014
Preceded by Dioncounda Traoré
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
2013
In office
2002–2007
Personal details
Born (1946-06-26) 26 June 1946
Koulikoro, Mali
Political party Rally for Mali

Issaka Sidibé (born 26 June 1946) is a Malian politician. He has been President of the National Assembly of Mali since 22 January 2014. Sidibé previously served in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007, and he was reelected in 2013. He had a career as a customs official before his turn to politics.

Career

Sidibé was born on 26 June 1946 in Koulikoro. He obtained a degree in private law from the l’Ecole nationale d’administration de Bamako.[1] Sidibé had a career in the customs authority of Mali between 1976 and 2002.[2] In the 2002 parliamentary elections he was elected to the National Assembly. He served a single five-year term. Sidibé was the general rapporteur for the finance commission during his time in office.[1]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the November–December 2013 parliamentary election as a Rally for Mali candidate. On 22 January 2014 Sidibé was elected as President of the National Assembly. He won 115 of the 147 possible votes.[3] Despite his previous stint in the National Assembly, he was considered a little-known figure in Malian politics at the time, particularly in comparison with the prominence of past holders of the post.[4]

Personal life

Sidibé is married and has five children.[1] He is father-in-law to Karim Keïta, son of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Qui est Issaka Sidibé?" (in French). Maliweb.net. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Issaka Sidibe Président de l`Assemblée Nationale du Mali" (in French). aBamako.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Issaka Sidibé élu président de l'Assemblée nationale du Mali" (in French). Jeune Afrique. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Abdoulaye Diakité, "Issaka Sidibé dit Isaac: Un président de l’Assemblée nationale sans charisme", Maliweb, 24 January 2014 (in French).


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