List of prime ministers of Mali

This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. The prime minister heads the Council of Ministers.

Prime Minister of Mali
Mali minisiri ɲɛmɔgɔ (Bambara)
Emblem of Mali
Incumbent Abdoulaye Maïga (Interim) since 21 November 2024
Reports to	President
Appointer	President
Inaugural holder	Modibo Keïta
Formation	20 June 1960; 65 years ago (1960-06-20)
Salary	14,201,498 West African CFA francs/23,280 USD annually[1]
Website	La Primature

A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, one person, Modibo Keita, served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current Interim Prime Minister of Mali is Abdoulaye Maïga, since 21 November 2024. He was appointed by the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, which has governed the country since the 2021 Malian coup d'état.

The 2023 constitutional referendum brought a new constitution into force on July 22, 2023, which reduced the powers of the prime minister significantly. The prime minister and government are now responsible to the president rather than parliament, and the president heads and directs the policy of the government.^[2][3][4]

List of officeholders

Political parties

  Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US–RDA)

  Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM)

  Alliance for Democracy in Mali – Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA–PASJ)

  Rally for Mali (RPM)

  Alliance for Solidarity in Mali (ASMA-CFP)

Other factions

  Military

  Independent

Status

  Acting Prime Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Head(s) of state
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Modibo Keïta (1915–1977)	20 June 1960	1965	c. 5 years		US–RDA	Himself
Post abolished (1965 – 19 November 1968)
2		Yoro Diakité (1932–1973)	19 November 1968	18 September 1969	303 days		Military	M. Traoré
Post abolished (18 September 1969 – 6 June 1986)
3		Mamadou Dembelé (1934–2016)	6 June 1986	6 June 1988	2 years		UDPM	M. Traoré
Post abolished (6 June 1988 – 2 April 1991)
–		Soumana Sacko (born 1950)	2 April 1991	9 June 1992	1 year, 68 days		Independent	Touré
								Konaré
4		Younoussi Touré (1941–2022)	9 June 1992	12 April 1993	307 days		Independent
5		Abdoulaye Sékou Sow (1931–2013)	12 April 1993	4 February 1994	298 days		Independent
6		Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–2022)	4 February 1994	15 February 2000	6 years, 11 days		ADEMA–PASJ
7		Mandé Sidibé (1940–2009)	15 February 2000	18 March 2002	2 years, 31 days		ADEMA–PASJ
8		Modibo Keita (1942–2021)	18 March 2002	9 June 2002	83 days		Independent
9		Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani (born 1942)	9 June 2002	29 April 2004	1 year, 325 days		Independent	Touré
10		Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (born 1946)	29 April 2004	28 September 2007	3 years, 152 days		Independent
11		Modibo Sidibé (born 1952)[a]	28 September 2007	3 April 2011	3 years, 187 days		Independent
12		Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948–2021)	3 April 2011	22 March 2012 (deposed)	354 days		Independent
Vacant (22 March – 17 April 2012)
–		Cheick Modibo Diarra (born 1952)	17 April 2012	11 December 2012 (resigned)	238 days		Independent	D. Traoré
–		Django Sissoko (1948–2022)	11 December 2012	5 September 2013	268 days		Independent
								I. B. Keïta
13		Oumar Tatam Ly (born 1963)	5 September 2013	5 April 2014	212 days		Independent
14		Moussa Mara (born 1975)	5 April 2014	9 January 2015	279 days		Independent
(8)		Modibo Keita (1942–2021)	9 January 2015	10 April 2017	2 years, 91 days		Independent
15		Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga (born 1958)	10 April 2017	31 December 2017 (resigned)	265 days		RPM
16		Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (1954–2022)	31 December 2017	18 April 2019[b]	1 year, 108 days		ASMA-CFP
Vacant (18 April – 23 April 2019)
17		Boubou Cissé (born 1974)	23 April 2019	18 August 2020 (deposed)	1 year, 118 days		Independent	I. B. Keïta
Vacant (18 August – 27 September 2020)
–		Moctar Ouane (born 1955)	27 September 2020	24 May 2021 (deposed)	239 days		Independent	B. Ndaw
Vacant (24 May – 6 June 2021)
18		Choguel Kokalla Maïga (born 1958)	6 June 2021	20 November 2024[c][5]	3 years, 167 days		Independent	A. Goïta
–		Abdoulaye Maïga (born 1981)	21 August 2022	5 December 2022	106 days		Military
			21 November 2024	Incumbent	261 days

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Mali
• List of heads of state of Mali
• Vice President of Mali
• First Lady of Mali
• List of colonial governors of Mali

Notes

1. Brother of Mandé Sidibé.
2. Lost confidence of Parliament.
3. Suspended from work for 3 months due to stroke treatment.