Moctar Ouane

Moctar Ouane
Ouane in January 2009
Prime Minister of Mali Acting
In office 27 September 2020 – 24 May 2021
President	Bah Ndaw (Interim)
Preceded by	Boubou Cissé
Succeeded by	Choguel Kokalla Maïga (Interim)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 2004–2011
President	Amadou Toumani Touré
Preceded by	Lassana Traoré
Succeeded by	Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Malian Ambassador to the United Nations
In office 1995–2002
President	Alpha Oumar Konaré
Personal details
Born	Moctar Ouane (1955-10-11) 11 October 1955 (age 69) Bidi, French Sudan (now Mali)

Moctar Ouane (born 11 October 1955) is a Malian diplomat and politician who served as the acting Prime Minister of Mali from 27 September 2020 to 24 May 2021, between the 2020 Malian coup d'état and the 2021 Malian coup d'état.[1][2] He also previously served in the government of Mali as Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2004 to April 2011.

Diplomatic career

Ouane was technical advisor to the Secretary-General of the Government from 1982 to 1986, head of the Agreements and International Conventions Division at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1986, diplomatic advisor to the Prime Minister from 1986 to 1988, chief of staff (chef de cabinet) of the Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1988 to 1990, diplomatic advisor to President Moussa Traoré from 1990 to 1991 and to transitional head of state Amadou Toumani Touré from 1991 to 1992, and then diplomatic advisor to the Prime Minister in 1992. He was political advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1995[3] before becoming Mali's Permanent Representative to the United Nations on 27 September 1995; he served in that post until 27 September 2002.[4] During this time, he served as President of the United Nations Security Council in September 2000 and December 2001.[4][5] He was Directing Ambassador of International Cooperation from 2003 to 2004[3] before being named Minister of Foreign Affairs on 2 May 2004.[6]

After leaving office as Foreign Minister in 2011, Ouane became Diplomatic Adviser to the West African Economic and Monetary Union in January 2014.[7] He became peace and security advisor for the institution in 2016.[8]

He was appointed interim Prime Minister by interim President Bah Ndaw on 27 September 2020.[8] He attempted to resign on 14 May 2021 but was swiftly reappointed to oversee a reshuffling of the cabinet. This reshuffling led to the 2021 Malian coup d'état, in which Ndaw and Ouane were deposed and stripped of their positions.[9] Both leaders officially resigned on 26 May.[10]

On 27 August 2021, Ouane was released from house arrest.[11]

References

1. Sangare, Bokar (September 27, 2020). "Mali's Interim President Appoints Moctar Ouane Prime Minister". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
2. Emmanuel Akinwotu (25 May 2021). "Mali: leader of 2020 coup takes power after president's arrest". Lagos, Nigeria: The Guardian.
3. Biography at the website of the Malian foreign ministry Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine.
4. "New-York: les adieux de l'ambassadeur Ouane"^[permanent dead link‍], L'Essor, October 15, 2002 (in French).
5. "Presidents of the Security Council: 2000–", UN.org.
6. List of members of the government of Mali, presse-francophone.org (in French).
7. "UEMOA : Moctar Ouane nommé conseiller diplomatique", L'Indépendant, 8 January 2014 (in French).
8. "Former Mali Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane named transitional PM". Al Jazeera. September 27, 2020. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
9. "Mali timeline: From military coup to interim leaders removed". Al Jazeera. May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
10. "Mali's president, prime minister resign after arrests by military". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
11. "Mali's former interim president and PM released from house arrest". Reuters. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

Political offices
Preceded by Lassana Traoré	Foreign Minister of Mali 2004–2011	Succeeded by Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Preceded by Boubou Cissé	Prime Minister of Mali 2020–2021	Succeeded by Choguel Kokalla Maïga