Ibrahim Traoré


Ibrahim Traoré
Traoré in 2023
5th President of Burkina Faso
Assumed office
6 October 2022
Acting: 30 September – 6 October 2022
Prime MinisterApollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
Preceded byPaul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
2nd Chairman of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration
Assumed office
30 September 2022
Preceded byPaul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Personal details
Born (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36)
Bondokuy, Burkina Faso
NationalityBurkinabé
Political partyIndependent
Education
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSoldier
ReligionSunni Islam
Military service
Nickname(s)"IB"
Allegiance Burkina Faso
Branch/serviceArmy of Burkina Faso
Years of service2006–present
Rank Captain
Unit"Cobra" special forces unit (disputed)[2]
CommandsArmy of Burkina Faso (2022–present)
Battles/wars

Ibrahim Traoré (born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé politician and soldier who is the 5th and current President of Burkina Faso since 6 October 2022. He removed his predecessor, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba from power following the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.[3] At age 36, Traoré is currently the youngest serving state leader[broken anchor] in the world, and the youngest serving president.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Izina mu makuru: Menya Capt Ibrahim Traoré wafashe ubutegetsi i Ouagadougou". BBC (in Kinyarwanda). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré proclaimed President, Damiba ousted". The Africa Report. Jeune Afrique. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Thiam Ndiaga; Anne Mimault (30 September 2022). "Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Afp (6 October 2022). "At 34, Burkina's new junta chief Ibrahim Traoré is world's youngest leader". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-17.