Modibo Sidibé

Modibo Sidibé ( born November 7, 1952 in Bamako ) is a politician and served from 2007 to 2011 Prime Minister of Mali. He is a brother of the former Prime Minister Mandé Sidibé.

During his studies Sidibé completed a parachutist and weapons training and earned a number of academic degrees, including 1976 French Perpignan a Maîtrise in Public Law and a Diplôme d'études approfondies 1979 in Aix -en- Provence in Criminal Law and Criminology.

In 1986, Sidibé technical advisor in the Ministry of Defense, but at the same time worked as a chef and later Inspector General of Police. In 1989, the Secretary of Defense and 1991 in the Ministry of Internal Security, before moving into the transitional government of military commanders Amadou Toumani Touré Head of Cabinet of Ministers Rank was after the fall of the regime of Moussa Traoré. Under the head of state Alpha Oumar Sidibé KONARE was appointed in April 1993 to the Minister of Health, Solidarity and the elderly. He remained in this office until he was appointed on 16 September 1997 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

After Touré was elected president, appointed this Sidibé on 9 June 2002, its Secretary-General with the rank of minister. He retained this position until he was sworn in on 28 September 2007 by President Touré as Prime Minister. His government took on 3 October 2007 on official business. Sidibé joined about a year before the scheduled 2012 presidential election on 30 March 2011 back; before the coup in Mali in 2012 was suspected that he prepares for a candidate for the succession of Touré. In fact, Sidibé took up at the polls in 2013. However, he was able to hold only in fourth place.