Hamane Niang (born 6 June 1952) is a Malian politician and basketball executive, who served as the president of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)[1][2] from 2019 to 2023.

After his primary education in Kayes and secondary education in Bamako, Niang continued his studies in Dakar, Senegal, where he obtained a Masters in Economic Science and to Caen (France) where he obtained a diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées (DESS), in finance.

[3] On his return to Mali, he was assistant director of credit at the Banque du Développement du Mali between 1981 and 1989 before being named assistant to the cabinet at the Ministry of Finance and Commerce and entering Mobil Oil Mali as head of compatibility services, as well as administrative director and financier.

[3] On 3 October 2019, Niang was named Minister of Youth and Sports in the government of Modibo Sidibé.

[3] In 2019, Hamane Niang was elected as the President of the FIBA,[6][7] and served until 2023.