Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1 January 1952) is a Nigerien politician who served as the president of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. Issoufou was the prime minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994, president of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and he was a candidate in each presidential election from 1993 to 2016. He led the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya), a social democratic party, from its foundation in 1990 until his election as president in 2011. During the presidency of Mamadou Tandja (1999–2010), Issoufou was the main opposition leader.
Mahamadou Issoufou | |
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Issoufou in 2012 | |
| 9th President of Niger | |
| In office 7 April 2011 – 2 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Brigi Rafini |
| Preceded by | Salou Djibo (Chairperson of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Bazoum |
| 5th Prime Minister of Niger | |
| In office 17 April 1993 – 28 September 1994 | |
| President | Mahamane Ousmane |
| Preceded by | Amadou Cheiffou |
| Succeeded by | Souley Abdoulaye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1952 Dandaji, French West Africa (now Niger) |
| Political party | Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism |
| Spouse(s) | Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou Lalla Malika Issoufou |
Having left power by respecting the constitution limiting him to two presidential terms thus leading to the first ever democratic transition of power in the country, in March 2021 he received the Ibrahim Prize awarded for good governance, democratic election and respect of term limits.