Ahmed Tidiane Souaré

Ahmed Tidiane Souaré (* 1951 in Mali (Guinea) ) is a Guinean politician and was Prime Minister of Guinea from May to December 2008 .

Life

After completing his Baccalauréat in Labé, he studied mining science at the Faculty of Mining and Geology ( Faculté des Mines et Géologie ) of Boké from 1970 and graduated in 1975 as Ingénieur des Mines . He then taught at the Institut Agro-Zootechnique Valéry Giscard d'Estaing von Faranah until 1979 and then again as dean in Boké until 1984. From 1985 to 1988 he completed his studies in Morocco with a Diplôme d'études approfondies in applied geology and a doctorate in Mining Sciences ( Métallogénie ) from the Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech .

From 1989, initially during the military dictatorship, he was a member and coordinator of various state commissions, first in the committee for economic, financial and administrative reforms, then as coordinator of the reforms of the presidential office. From 1994 to 2002 he was chief of staff in three ministries. Then he was General Finance Inspector ( Inspecteur Général des Finances ) until 2005 .

From March 8, 2005 he was first Minister for Mines and Geology, then from May 29, 2006 Minister of State for Higher Education and Scientific Research. On May 20, 2008, he was appointed Prime Minister by the authoritarian President Lansana Conté , who had got rid of the union-won government of Lansana Kouyaté and wanted to regain power. After Conté's death and the subsequent military coup on December 22, 2008, Souaré and his government were declared deposed.

Souaré is married and has four children.

Web links

• CV on the Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée