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{{Infobox official post
| post                     = President
| body                     = the<br />Republic of Mali
| native_name              = ''Mali Jamanakuntigi''
| insignia                 = Coat of arms of Mali.svg
| insigniasize             = 125px
| insigniacaption          = [[Emblem of Mali]]
| flag                     = 
| flagsize                 = 
| flagborder               = 
| flagcaption              = 
| image                    = Assimi Goïta in July 2023.jpg
| imagesize                = 165px
| alt                      = 
| incumbent                = [[Assimi Goïta]]
| acting                   =
| incumbentsince           = 24 May 2021{{efn|As ''[[de facto]]'' president until 28 May 2021, and as [[Acting president|interim president]] until 8 July 2025.}}
| department               = 
| style                    = {{ubl|[[President (government title)|Mr. President]]<br />(informally)|[[Excellency|His Excellency]]<br />(formal and diplomatic)}}
| type                     = {{ubl|[[Head of state]]|[[Head of government]]|[[Commander-in-chief]]}}
| status                   = 
| abbreviation             = 
| member_of                = 
| reports_to               = 
| residence                = [[Koulouba Palace]], [[Bamako]]
| seat                     = 
| nominator                = 
| appointer                = 
| appointer_qualified      = 
| termlength               = Five years,
| termlength_qualified     = renewable once
| constituting_instrument  = [[Constitution of Mali]]
| precursor                = [[List of colonial governors of Mali|Colonial governor of Mali]]
| formation                = {{start date and age|df=y|1960|6|20}}
| first                    = [[Modibo Keïta]]
| last                     = 
| abolished                = 
| succession               = [[List of heads of state of Mali#Succession|Line of succession]]
| unofficial_names         = 
| deputy                   = [[List of presidents of the National Assembly of Mali|President of the National Assembly]] (''de facto'')
| salary                   = 68,900 USD annually<ref name="africabusinessdaily">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/The-highest-and-lowest-paid-African-presidents/539546-4129430-cbmf8iz/index.html|title=The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily|date=27 December 2020|publisher=Business Daily}}</ref>
| website                  = [http://www.koulouba.ml/ Koulouba]
}}
{{Politics of Mali}}
The '''president of the Republic of Mali''' ({{langx|bm|Mali Jamanakuntigi|}}) is the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of [[Mali]]. The president leads the government and is the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Malian Armed Forces]].

A total of seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Additionally, two people, [[Amadou Toumani Touré]] and [[Assimi Goïta]], have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current head of state of Mali is interim president [[Assimi Goïta]], who took power for a second time on 24 May 2021, after dismissing previous interim president [[Bah Ndaw]] in the [[2021 Malian coup d'état|2021 coup d'état]].<ref name="2021 coup">{{Cite web|title=Mali: President, prime minister arrested in 'attempted coup'|url=https://www.dw.com/en/mali-president-prime-minister-arrested-in-attempted-coup/a-57649452|date=25 May 2021|access-date=25 May 2021|website=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> He has since been constitutionally declared interim president of Mali.<ref name=interim1>{{cite news |title=Mali's top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malis-top-court-declares-coup-leader-goita-interim-president-2021-05-28/ |access-date=29 May 2021 |work=Reuters |date=29 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=interim2>{{cite news |title=Mali vice president named interim leader in coup-within-a-coup |url=https://www.dw.com/en/mali-vice-president-named-interim-leader-in-coup-within-a-coup/a-57710200 |access-date=29 May 2021 |work=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=29 May 2021}}</ref> Since the [[2023 Malian constitutional referendum|2023 constitutional referendum]] held during Goita's leadership, Mali has shifted from a [[semi-presidential]] to a full [[presidential system]], with the president serving as the [[head of government]] and dictating the policies of the government.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Booty |first1=Natasha |last2=Pivac |first2=Mark |title=Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66282417 |access-date=4 August 2023 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=23 July 2023}}</ref>

==Term limits==
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the [[Constitution of Mali]]. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.<ref name="termlimits">{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}</ref>

==Succession==
Article 53 of the Constitution entrusts the [[List of prime ministers of Mali|Prime Minister]] with the duties of the presidency during temporary absences. In the case of a definitive vacancy due to resignation, death, or permanent incapacitation, the [[List of presidents of the National Assembly of Mali|President of the National Assembly]]  assumes the functions of the president for a period of 90 to 120 days until a new president can be elected.

==Titles==
* '''1960–1965''': Head of State
* '''1965–1968''': President of the Republic
* '''1968–1969''': Chairman of the [[Military Committee for National Liberation (Mali)|Military Committee for National Liberation]]
* '''1969–1979''': Head of State
* '''1979–1991''': President of the Republic
* '''1991''': Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council
* '''1991–1992''': Chairman of the Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People
* '''1992–2012''': President of the Republic
* '''2012''': Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State
* '''2012–2020''': President of the Republic
* '''2020''': Chairman of the [[National Committee for the Salvation of the People]]
* '''2020–2025''': President of the Transition
* '''2025–present''': President of the Republic

==List of officeholders==
;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally}}|[[Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally]] (US–RDA)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Democratic Union of the Malian People}}|[[Democratic Union of the Malian People]] (UDPM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Alliance for Democracy in Mali}}|[[Alliance for Democracy in Mali|Alliance for Democracy in Mali – Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice]] (ADEMA–PASJ)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Rally for Mali}}|[[Rally for Mali]] (RPM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other factions
{{legend|{{party color|Military rule}}|[[Malian Armed Forces|Military]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Acting President|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Elected
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |[[List of prime ministers of Mali|Prime minister(s)]]
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
| 1
| [[File:Modibo Keita 1961-09-13.jpg|90px]]
| [[Modibo Keïta]]<br />{{small|(1915–1977)}}
| [[1960 Malian presidential election|1960]]<br />[[1964 Malian presidential election|1964]]
| {{nowrap|20 June}} 1960
| {{nowrap|19 November}} 1968<br />{{small|(''[[1968 Malian coup d'état|deposed]]'')}}
| {{ayd|1960|06|20|1968|11|19}}
! style="background:{{party color|Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally}};" |
| [[Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally|US–RDA]]
| Himself
|-
| 2
| [[File:Moussa Traoré (1989) (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| [[Moussa Traoré]]<br />{{small|(1936–2020)}}
| [[1974 Malian constitutional referendum|1974]]<br />[[1979 Malian general election|1979]]<br />[[1985 Malian general election|1985]]
| {{nowrap|19 November}} 1968
| {{nowrap|26 March}} 1991<br />{{small|(''[[1991 Malian coup d'état|deposed]]'')}}
| {{ayd|1968|11|19|1991|03|26}}
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Union of the Malian People}};" |
| [[Malian Armed Forces|Military]] / <br />[[Democratic Union of the Malian People|UDPM]]
| [[Yoro Diakité|Diakité]]<br />[[Mamadou Dembelé|Dembelé]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
| [[File:Amadou Toure cropped.jpg|90px]]
| [[Amadou Toumani Touré]]<br />{{small|(1948–2020)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|26 March}} 1991
| {{nowrap|8 June}} 1992
| {{ayd|1991|03|26|1992|06|08}}
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" |
| [[Malian Armed Forces|Military]]
| ''[[Soumana Sacko|Sacko]]''
|-
| 3
| [[File:Alpha Oumar Konaré 2007-02-27.jpg|90px]]
| [[Alpha Oumar Konaré]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
| [[1992 Malian presidential election|1992]]<br />[[1997 Malian presidential election|1997]]
| {{nowrap|8 June}} 1992
| {{nowrap|8 June}} 2002
| {{age in years|1992|06|08|2002|06|08}} years
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance for Democracy in Mali}};" |
| [[Alliance for Democracy in Mali|ADEMA–PASJ]]
| ''Sacko''<br />[[Younoussi Touré|Touré]]<br />[[Abdoulaye Sékou Sow|Sow]]<br />[[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta|I. B. Keïta]]<br />[[Mandé Sidibé]]<br />[[Modibo Keita (born 1942)|Keita]]
|-
| 4
| [[File:Amadou Toure cropped.jpg|90px]]
| [[Amadou Toumani Touré]]<br />{{small|(1948–2020)}}
| [[2002 Malian presidential election|2002]]<br />[[2007 Malian presidential election|2007]]
| {{nowrap|8 June}} 2002
| {{nowrap|22 March}} 2012<br />{{small|(''[[2012 Malian coup d'état|deposed]]'')}}
| {{ayd|2002|06|08|2012|03|22}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani|Hamani]]<br />[[Ousmane Issoufi Maïga|O. I. Maïga]]<br />[[Modibo Sidibé]]<br />[[Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé|C. M. K. Sidibé]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
| [[File:Amadou Haya Sanogo December 2016.jpg|90px]]
| [[Amadou Sanogo]]<br />{{small|(born 1972/73)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|22 March}} 2012
| {{nowrap|12 April}} 2012
| {{ayd|2012|03|22|2012|04|12}}
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" |
| [[Malian Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position vacant
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
| [[File:Dioncounda Traoré 2011-10-16 (2).jpg|90px]]
| [[Dioncounda Traoré]]<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}{{efn|Simultaneously served as the [[List of presidents of the National Assembly of Mali|President]] of the [[National Assembly (Mali)|National Assembly]].}}
| —
| {{nowrap|12 April}} 2012
| {{nowrap|4 September}} 2013
| {{ayd|2012|04|12|2013|09|04}}
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance for Democracy in Mali}};" |
| [[Alliance for Democracy in Mali|ADEMA–PASJ]]
| ''[[Cheick Modibo Diarra|Diarra]]''<br />''[[Django Sissoko|Sissoko]]''
|-
| 5
| [[File:Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.jpg|90px]]
| [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]]<br />{{small|(1945–2022)}}
| [[2013 Malian presidential election|2013]]<br />[[2018 Malian presidential election|2018]]
| {{nowrap|4 September}} 2013
| {{nowrap|18 August}} 2020<br />{{small|(''[[2020 Malian coup d'état|deposed]]'')}}
| {{ayd|2013|09|04|2020|08|18}}
! style="background:{{party color|Rally for Mali}};" |
| [[Rally for Mali|RPM]]
| ''Sissoko''<br />[[Oumar Tatam Ly|Ly]]<br />[[Moussa Mara|Mara]]<br />[[Modibo Keita (born 1942)|Keita]]<br />[[Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga|A. I. Maïga]]<br />[[Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga|S. B. Maïga]]<br />[[Boubou Cissé|Cissé]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
| [[File:Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Malian Transition President Goïta - 2021 (cropped).jpg|90px]]
| [[Assimi Goïta]]<br />{{small|(born 1983)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|18 August}} 2020
| {{nowrap|25 September}} 2020
| {{ayd|2020|08|18|2020|09|25}}
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" |
| [[Malian Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position vacant
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
| [[File:Visit of Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-President of the European Commission, to Mali.jpg|90px]]
| [[Bah Ndaw]]<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|25 September}} 2020
| {{nowrap|24 May}} 2021<br />{{small|(''[[2021 Malian coup d'état|deposed]]'')}}
| {{ayd|2020|09|25|2021|05|24}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| ''[[Moctar Ouane|Ouane]]''
|-
| –
| rowspan=2|[[File:Assimi Goïta in July 2023.jpg|90px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Assimi Goïta]]<br />{{small|(born 1983)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|24 May}} 2021
| {{nowrap|8 July}} 2025
| {{ayd|2021|05|24|2025|07|08}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" |
| rowspan=2|[[Malian Armed Forces|Military]]
| rowspan=2|[[Choguel Kokalla Maïga|C. K. Maïga]]<br />''[[Abdoulaye Maïga (officer)|A. Maïga]]''
|-
| 6
| —
| {{nowrap|8 July}} 2025
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2025|07|08}}
|}

==Timeline==
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==Latest election==
{{main|2018 Malian presidential election}}
{{#section-h:2018 Malian presidential election|Results}}

==See also==
* [[Politics of Mali]]
* [[Vice President of Mali]]
* [[First Lady of Mali]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Mali]]
* [[List of colonial governors of Mali]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.koulouba.ml/ Koulouba]
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mali.htm World Statesmen – Mali]

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