Daba Diawara
Daba Diawara was born on August 15, 1951, in Bamako, Mali. He is the son of Gabou Diawara, a former minister and ally of Mali’s first president, Modibo Keïta.
He studied public law in Dakar and in Paris, earning a doctorate from the University of Paris in 1987. After finishing his studies, he worked as a civil administrator of public services.
From October 1988 to January 1991, Diawara was the General Secretary of the Government. After the fall of Moussa Traoré, he became Minister of Public Services on April 5, 1991. In June 1992, he again served as General Secretary of the Government.
Diawara joined the Sudanese Union/African Democratic Rally (US-RDA) and in 1996 was elected Political Secretary of the National Political Office. In 1998 the US-RDA split into two factions.
In September 2001, Diawara founded the Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity (PIDS) and ran in the 2002 presidential election. In the first round he received 1.10% of the vote, finishing 11th.
Diawara has worked as an expert at the Centre d'Analyse et de Formulation de Politiques de Développement (CAFPD). By 2007 he was the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health.
In early 2008, President Amadou Toumani Touré appointed Diawara to head a 15-member committee to review Mali’s political system and suggest improvements.
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