| Election Name: | 1997 Malian presidential election |
| Country: | Mali |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 Malian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Malian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | 11 May 1997 |
| Image1: | Konare27022007.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Alpha Oumar Konaré |
| Party1: | Alliance for Democracy in Mali |
| Colour1: | FF0000 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,395,581 |
| Percentage1: | 84.9% |
| Nominee2: | Mamadou Diaby |
| Party2: | PUDP |
| Popular Vote2: | 59,001 |
| Percentage2: | 3.6% |
| President | |
| Posttitle: | President-elect |
| Before Election: | Alpha Oumar Konaré |
| Before Party: | Alliance for Democracy in Mali |
| After Election: | Alpha Oumar Konaré |
| After Party: | Alliance for Democracy in Mali |
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 11 May 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties and saw incumbent president Alpha Oumar Konaré of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali re-elected with 84.4% of the vote, although turnout was just 29%.[1]