Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (French pronunciation: [sumelu bubɛj maiga]; 8 June 1954 – 21 March 2022) was a Malian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mali between 30 December 2017 and 18 April 2019.

[3] In 1987, he graduated from the Paris-Sud University with a Diploma of Specialized Higher Studies (DESS) in diplomacy and international organisation management.

[3] Soumeylou also held a master's degree in international economic relations from Paris's Institut d'administration.

[3] He began his career as a journalist at L'Essor and then worked at the Malian Press and Advertising Agency's magazine Sunjata.

[6] After Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta won the 2013 presidential election, Maïga was appointed to the government as Minister of Defense on 8 September 2013.