Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga

Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga (born 11 March 1958)[1] is a Malian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mali from 8 April 2017 to 29 December 2017.

[2] As Defence Minister he succeeded Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly, who resigned after the takeover of the village of Boni by jihadist forces.

[5] On 8 April 2017 President Keïta appointed him as prime minister.

In the new government, Tiéna Coulibaly succeeded Maïga as Minister of Defence.

[8] He surprisingly resigned his position on 29 December 2017 alongside his government.