Mahamadou Issoufou

Mahamadou Issoufou
Issoufou in 2012
9th President of Niger
In office 7 April 2011 – 2 April 2021
Prime Minister	Brigi Rafini
Preceded by	Salou Djibo (Chairman 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	(1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72) Dandaji, French West Africa (now Niger)
Political party	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
Spouse(s)	Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou Lalla Malika Issoufou
Children	Mariam Kamara Sani Issoufou Mahamadou

Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1 January 1952)^[1] 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 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.

Having left power by respecting the constitution that limited 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 for good governance, democratic election and respect of term limits.^[2]