Ousmane Issoufou Oubandawaki

Who is Ousmane Issoufou Oubandawaki?

Ousmane Issoufou Oubandawaki is a Nigerien politician. An engineer by profession, specializing in civil aviation, Oubandawaki held various posts at ASECNA and served in the government of Niger under President Ibrahim Baré Mainassara, first as Minister of National Defense from 1996 to 1997 and then as Minister of Transport from 1997 to 1998. He was Director-General of ASECNA from January 1999 to December 2004.

After founding a political party, the Rally of Nigerien Patriots, Oubandawaki was elected to the National Assembly of Niger in 2009 and became President of the Independent Parliamentary Group. He served only a few months in the National Assembly, as it was dissolved in a February 2010 military coup. Since 2011, he has been a Special Adviser to President Mahamadou Issoufou.