Malick Diaw
Malick Diaw | |
|---|---|
Diaw in 2023 | |
| Vice President of Mali | |
| In office 19 August 2020 – 25 September 2020 | |
| President | Assimi Goïta |
| Prime Minister | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Assimi Goïta |
| President of National Transitional Council of Mali | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2020 | |
| President | Bah Ndaw |
| Prime Minister | Moctar Ouane |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1979 (age 45–46) Ségou, Mali |
| Alma mater | Joint Military School in Koulikoro Prytanée militaire de Kati |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mali |
| Branch/service | Malian Armed Forces |
| Unit | Autonomous Special Forces Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Mali War |
Malick Diaw (born c. 1979) is a Malian soldier and politician. The colonel was one of the leaders of the Military Junta that organized the 2020 Malian coup d'état and a member of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People. On December 5, 2020, he was elected president of the National Transitional Council of Mali, the de facto Malian legislative body.