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| Bah Ndaw | |
|---|---|
| President of Mali | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Assimi Goïta |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 28 May 2014 – January 2015 | |
| President | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta |
| Prime Minister | Moussa Mara |
| Preceded by | Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-08-23) 23 August 1950 (age 74) San, Mali |
Bah Ndaw (alternatively spelled N'daw or N'daou; born 23 August 1950) is a Malian military officer and politician. He has served as President of Mali since 21 September 2020. Between May 2014 and January 2015 he was Minister of Defense.
Life
Ndaw was born on 23 August 1950 in San, Mali. He joined the Malian Armed Forces as a volunteer in 1973 and graduated from the l’École militaire interarmes (EMIA) in Koulikoro the same year. In 1974 he was sent to the Soviet Union to receive helicopter training. In 1977 Ndaw became part of the Malian Air Force. At one point Ndaw served as an aide-de-camp to Malian President Moussa Traoré. In 1994 he graduated from the École de guerre in Paris, France. He held positions of chief of staff of the Malian Air Force and deputy chief of staff of the Malian National Guard. From 2008 until his retirement in 2012 he was head of the Bureau for veteran's affairs and war victims. He retired with the rank of Colonel-major.
On 28 May 2014 Ndaw succeeded Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga as Minister of Defense under President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. During his time in office he signed a defense agreement with France. He also worked on a reorganization of the Malian Armed Forces. He left office in January 2015 supposedly for disagreeing with some conditions regarding the integration of deserting former combatants stipulated for the Treaty of Algiers (2015) (fr).
After the 2020 Malian coup d'état, on 21 September 2020 he was named president by a group of 17 electors, with Assimi Goïta being appointed vice president. His inauguration is scheduled to take place on 25 September. The government is supposed to preside over an interim period of 18 months after the 2020 Malian coup d'état. A spokesperson for political-religious leader Mahmoud Dicko praised his nomination as President. Leaders of the M5-RFP, active since the 2020 Malian protests also signalled support.
Personal life
Measuring 195 centimetres (6.40 ft) Ndaw is nicknamed "le grand". He is an officer of the National Order of Mali. Ndaw is a recipient of the medal of military merit as well as the medal of national merit.
References
- ^ "Mali : Bah N'DAOU (70 ans) est le nouveau chef de la transition, Assimi Goita, vice président" (in French). Mali.actu.net. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Bah Ndaw named Mali's interim president, colonel named VP". Al Jazeera. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Bah N'Daw alias "le grand": qui est le président de la transition du Mali" (in French). BBC News. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Mali : Qui est Bah Ndaw, le président de transition ?" (in French). La Tribune Afrique. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
- ^ Paul Myers (21 September 2020). "Ex-Malian defence minister named interim president, junta leader as deputy". RFI. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
- "Pierre Buyoya pays a courtesy call to the newly appointed Malian Defence Minister, Mr Bah Ndao". African Union. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017.