Lieutenant Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga (born 12 May 1981) is a Malian military officer currently serving as the government spokesman. He was temporarily appointed interim prime minister of Mali on 21 August 2022.[1]
Maïga is a lieutenant colonel[2] in the Malian National Gendarmerie,[3] which is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population and is part of the Malian armed forces. Maïga studied diplomacy and international law in Algiers.[3] He studied defence and international security policies in Paris[3] and "holds a doctorate in International Security and Defense from Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University of the 'ED 492' Doctoral School of Law."[4] He also studied human rights and humanitarian law at what is now Paris-Saclay University at Évry.[3] Maïga started a doctorate in business law.[3] He wrote a thesis on "the credibility of ECOWAS" to ensure peace and security.[3]
Maïga was not part of the group of officers led by Colonel Assimi Goïta who took power in the August 2020 Malian coup d'état.[5][3] He is considered close to Goïta, and became "the voice of the policy of breaking with France and its allies" after the second coup d'état in May 2021.[5] In June 2021 he was appointed Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation,[6] and on 1 December 2021 was also appointed spokesperson for the government.[5][3][6]
On 21 November 2024, Maïga was appointed by the junta as interim prime minister.[7]
