Hamada Madi Explained

Hamada Madi
Office:Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission
Term Start1:13 July 2016
Term End1:16 July 2020
Office2:President of the Comoros
Term Start2:21 January 2002
Term End2:26 May 2002
Predecessor2:Azali Assoumani
Successor2:Azali Assoumani
Office3:Prime Minister of the Comoros
Term Start3:29 November 2000
Term End3:15 April 2002
Predecessor3:Bianrifi Tarmidi
Successor3:Position abolished
Birth Place:Mohéli, Comoros

Hamada Madi, widely known as "Boléro", is a Comorian politician, former Prime Minister and interim President. He was Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission between 2016 and 2020.[1]

Biography

Born on the island of Mohéli in 1965, he gained a degree in constitutional law in Ukraine and worked as a political adviser in Comoros, becoming secretary general of the Comoros Republican Party.

Before being appointed Prime Minister on 29 November 2000, he served as Secretary General for Defense in the Presidency and played a leading role in peace negotiations with Anjouan, leading to the . In January 2002, it was agreed, despite some opposition, that he would replace Colonel Azali Assoumani as interim head of state[2] and oversee the Transitional Government of National Unity in the run-up to the legislative and presidential elections. Due to his Mohélian origins, he was ineligible to run for the union presidency in 2002, when the first four-year term was reserved for a Grande Comorian. After the return of Azali to the presidency in May 2002, Hamada Madi was kept on as special advisor without portfolio with Union cabinet status.

After waiting several months Bolero got the permission from the Presidency in April 2007 to leave the country.

In 2016 Modi became Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission.[3] He was succeeded on 16 July 2020 by .[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: À Propos . Commission de l'Océan Indien . 28 January 2019 . fr.
  2. Web site: Comoros. worldstatesmen.org. 30 October 2010.
  3. Caslin . Olivier . Hamada Madi Boléro : " Les pays de l'Océan indien doivent s'impliquer davantage " . 28 January 2019 . . 15 July 2016 . fr.
  4. Web site: Vêlayoudom Marimoutou succède à Hamada Madi à la tête de la COI . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930235225/https://ecoaustral.com/velayoudom-marimoutou-succede-hamada-madi-la-tete-de-la-coi/ . fr . L'Eco Austral . 30 September 2023.