Yeah Samake
Niankoro Yéah Samaké | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1969 (age 56) Ouélessébougou, Mali |
| Political party | Party for Civic and Patriotic Action |
| Spouse | Marissa Coutinho-Samaké |
| Children | Keanen Carmen KianaLyn |
| Residence | Ouélessébougou |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (MPP) |
| Occupation | Politician and President of the Party of Patriotic and Civic Action in Mali; Field Director of Empower Mali Foundation; Former Mali Ambassador to India; Former Mayor of Ouélessébougou, Mali; |
| Known for | Former Mali Ambassador to India, 2013 and 2018 Presidential candidate Mali; Mayor of Ouélessébougou; Building schools and installing solar water systems in Mali; |
| Website | empowermali.org;yeahsamake.com; |
Niankoro Yéah Samaké (ⓘ) (born 27 February 1969) is a social entrepreneur and politician from Ouélessébougou, Mali. Samaké served as the Malian Ambassador to India. He was nominated by the Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in May 2015 and he assumed the post in 2015. Samaké is the executive director of the Empower Mali Foundation, former mayor of Ouélessébougou, Vice President of Mali's League of Mayors, and was a candidate in the 2013 Malian presidential election and 2018 elections.
Samaké ran as a candidate in the Malian Presidential elections on 2 July 2018.