Tieman Hubert Coulibaly

Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly is a Malian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali between 2012 and 2013 and 2017 and 2018. Coulibaly also served as the Minister of State Domains and Land Affairs between 2013 and 2014, and the Minister of Defense between 2015 and 2016.

== Biography ==

Coulibaly was born in Bamako, Mali, and graduated from Jean Monnet University and Stendhal University in France. He first entered politics at university, joining the Union of Communist Students while at Jean Monnet University. He then joined the Socialist Party of France, and supported Michel Rocard, along with forming the Malian Students of Saint-Etienne student association.

When he returned to Mali, Coulibaly worked at a variety of Malian businesses including as the general administrator of European Handling Mali-sa and as the CEO of the Stellis telecommunications group based in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. He became vice-president of the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) in 2010. Following the 2012 Malian coup d'état, Coulibaly was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on August 21, 2012, serving in the role until 2013.

As foreign minister, Coulibaly expressed the need for...