Tiéna Coulibaly

Tiéna Coulibaly (born 1952) is a Malian politician who has served as Minister of Defense in the government of Mali from 2017 to 2020. Previously he was Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1991,[1] and again from 2012 to 2013. Coulibaly was ousted during the 2020 Malian coup d'état and replaced by Colonel Sadio Camara.[2]

Tiéna Coulibaly
Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs
In office
11 April 2017 – 18 August 2020
PresidentIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
Preceded byAbdoulaye Idrissa Maïga
Succeeded byColonel Sadio Camara
Malian Ambassador to the United States
Assumed office
November 2014
Prime MinisterModibo Keita
Preceded byAl-Maamoun Baba Lamine Keita
Personal details
Born1952 (age 70–71)
Bore, Mali

Early life and education

Coulibaly was born in Boré, Mali. He attended primary education from 1959 to 1964 in his native village before pursuing secondary education in Prosper Kamara High School in Bamako and graduated in 1971. He studied at Université Laval in Québec, where he earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics in 1977. Later, he went to graduate school at Purdue University, receiving an M.S. in agricultural economics in 1978.[3]

Career

Between 1981 and 1987, he was technical adviser to the Ministry of Livestock. From 1987 to 1988, he served as Deputy Director-General of the Libyan-Malian Livestock Development Corporation. In 1988, he was appointed Minister of Finance and Trade under President Moussa Traoré. Coulibaly was arrested following the ouster of Moussa Traoré in the March Revolution of 1991, but acquitted after the "Crimes of blood" trial in 1993.

He was appointed technical advisor to the Cotton Sector Restructuring Mission (FRSC). In November 2008, he became chairman and chief executive officer of the Malian Textile Development Company (CMDT), a position he held until he was appointed to the government.[4] He was appointed Minister of the Economy, Finances and Budget on 24 April 2012,[5] serving in that post until 22 June 2013, when he was instead appointed Minister of Trade and Industry.[6][7]

On 13 November 2014 he was appointed Ambassador to the United States, where he was accredited on 18 November 2014.

On 11 April 2017, President Keita named Coulibaly as Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs in a cabinet reshuffle.[8]

Personal life

He is married and has four children.

References
  1. "Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances". September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-15.
  2. "Mali transitional government restores ousted Camara as defence minister". Swiss Info. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "Mali's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Tiéna Coulibaly?". All Gov.
  4. "Nouveau gouvernement : Tièna Coulibaly à la défense" (in French). Malinet.
  5. "Le Gouvernement du mardi 24 avril 2012". Primature (in French). Government of Mali. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  6. Idrissa Maïga, "Gouvernement : Les raisons d’un réaménagement forcé", L'Aube, 24 June 2013 (in French).
  7. "Tiena Coulibaly: « Je ne me sens coupable de quoique ce soit »", Malijet, 25 June 2013 (in French).
  8. "Mali President Keita Names Loyalist Cabinet Ahead of 2018 Elections". Voice of America. 11 April 2017.


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