Amadou Hott (born 25 October 1972) is the former Special Envoy of the President of the African Development Bank for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa.

He is a Senegalese economist and investment banker, and served as Minister of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation of Senegal in the Fourth Sall government from April 2019 to September 2022.

[1] He was formerly the Vice President of the African Development Bank's Power, Energy, Green Growth and Climate Change Complex, a position he held from November 2016 until his Senegalese government appointment.

[2] Hott's career has spanned more than 20 years in areas including structured finance, sovereign fund management, investment banking, fundraising, infrastructure and the development of integrated energy solutions.

[2] After graduating from high school, Hott enrolled at the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in economics.

[7] In 2012, Hott was appointed Special Advisor to the President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, in charge of financing and investment issues, and then chairman of the Board of Directors of AIBD (Blaise Diagne International Airport).

[14] Hott became vice-president in charge of the African Development Bank's activities in the areas of Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth for both public and private sectors in November 2016.

[20] A photo of Amadou Hott holding a gris-gris during his campaign also sparked a controversy on social media, which was widely covered in the Senegalese press.

[32] Following Macky Sall’s announcement that he would not seek a third term, Amadou Hott was mentioned among the potential candidates to succeed the outgoing president.

[37] Since 2015, Hott has been a member of the Selection Committee for the Tony Elumelu Foundation which supports the $100 million African entrepreneurship program.