Sy Kadiatou Sow

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Sy Kadiatou Sow (born March 7, 1955 in Nioro du Sahel ) is a Malian politician who was foreign minister from 1994 to 1995 and the first female governor in Mali.

Life

Kadiatou Sow was born in Nioro du Sahel in 1955. She holds a Masters in Modern Literature and a Degree in Public Law from the University of Paris-Nanterre (1978).

From 1982 to 1990 Kadiatou Sow worked for the Malian Textile Company as a human resources manager. She was a founding member of the Alliance pour la Démocratie en Mali-Parti Pan-Africain pour la Liberté, la Solidarité et la Justice (ADEMA-PASJ, African Party for Solidarity and Justice) and was appointed to the board in 2000. In the 2002 presidential election , she was campaign manager for Soumaïla Cissé .

In April 1993, Sow became the first woman in Mali to be appointed governor of Bamako district. In February 1994 she was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, Malians Abroad and African Integration. In October 1994 she was appointed Minister for Urban Planning and Habitat and served in this capacity until February 2000. She oversaw the policy including the establishment of the Mali Housing Bank, the Mali Housing Authority and other professional associations.

From 2001 to 2006, Kadiatou Sow was director of the Community Development Support Project, a poverty reduction project funded by the African Development Bank and the Malian government, and since February 2009 she has been President of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali .

Kadiatou Sow was active in women's associations and served from 1991 to 2000 as president of the women's collective von Mail and as a member of the network of African ministers and parliamentarians.

Personal

Kadiatou Sow is married to the Malian politician Ousmane Sy .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Former Junta Chief Wins Presidency. In: latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, 2002, accessed January 7, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b Souleymane dit Malkom X: Mrs. Sy Kadiatou Sow, president of the Association Adema. In: malisnews.com. 2016, Retrieved January 7, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ Girls central to Beijing20 campaign in Mali. In: unwomen.org. UN Women - The Beijing Platform for ActionTurns 20, accessed January 7, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Wayback Machine. In: archive.org. web.archive.org, 2017, accessed January 7, 2020 .
  5. ^ African Women and the 'Arab Spring'. In: theroot.com. The Root, accessed January 7, 2020 (American English).
  6. ↑ Le Pouce: maliweb.net - Opposition et majorité à l'unisson: Mme Sy Kadiatou Sow, President of the Adema Association “Sans le Mali nous ne sommes rien”. In: maliweb.net. Accessed January 7, 2020 (Fri-FR).
  7. ↑ Mamadou Makadji: Mali: Mme Sy Kadiatou Sow, présidente de l'Association Alliance pour la democratie au Mali: "Ceux qui ont fait le coup d'Etat en 2012, ont voulu salir tout ce que représentait mars 1991!" In: maliactu.net. Mali Actu, accessed on January 7, 2020 (Fri-FR).
personal data
SURNAME Sow, Sy Kadiatou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malian politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Nioro du Sahel