Karim Keïta

Karim Keïta (born 1979) is a Malian politician and businessman. He is a member of the National Assembly since 2013. Keïta is the son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

Karim Keïta
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
2013
ConstituencyBamako II
Personal details
Born1979 (age 41–42)
Paris, France
Political partyRally for Mali
FatherIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
RelativesIssaka Sidibé (father-in-law)

Career

Karim Keïta was born in 1979 in Paris, France, to Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Aminata Maïga.[1][2] He studied in Belgium and Canada. After his return to Mali in 2006 he set up two companies, a rental car business and an investment advice firm.[3]

Keïta entered politics and was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the Rally for Mali for Bamako II in the second round of the November–December 2013 parliamentary election.[2][3] After his election he became Chairman of the Security and Defence Commission of the National Assembly.[4] Keïta was re-elected during the 2020 Malian parliamentary election and obtained nearly 62% of the votes.[2]

On 13 July 2020 as a response to criticism directed at him during the 2020 Malian protests Keïta resigned as chairperson of the parliamentary defence committee.[5][6] During the 2020 Malian coup d'état Keïta's house was reported to have been looted.[7] He evaded arrest and was reported to have fled Mali to a neighboring country by late August.[8]

Keïta is married to a daughter of Issaka Sidibé, former President of the National Assembly.[9]

References
  1. Rémi Carayol (22 November 2013). "Mali : Karim Keïta, " Papa m'a pas dit "" (in French). Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. Baba Ahmed (3 August 2020). "Karim Keïta : ce qu'il faut savoir sur le fils du président malien" (in French). Jeune Afrique. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.
  3. Rémi Carayol (14 January 2014). "Fils de présidents – IBK : Karim Keïta 34 ans, député" (in French). Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "Karim Keita : L'enfant gâté de la République" (in French). maliweb.net. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. Matteo Maillard (17 July 2020). "Au Mali, le fils du président « IBK » cristallise le mécontentement des contestataires" (in French). Le Monde. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.
  6. Salem Solomon (14 July 2020). "Amid Protests, Mali President's Son Resigns from Parliament Defense Committee". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020.
  7. "In Mali, demonstrators target symbolic places of power". France 24. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020.
  8. "Ousted Mali president freed, son flees abroad". TRT World. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.
  9. "Ally of Mali's President Keita elected parliament speaker". Reuters. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2015.


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