Mahmoud Dicko

Mahmoud Dicko (Arabic: محمود ديكو; born around 1954[1]) is a Malian Salafi imam from the Tombouctou Region who chaired the High Islamic Council of Mali (Haut Conseil islamique malien, HCIM) from January 2008 to April 2019.[2]

A politico-religious leader considered in 2020 one of the most influential people in Mali, though he has never run for public office,[3] Dicko served as mediator between the Malian government and jihadist groups in the north of the country. After supporting Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in the 2013 election, he started supporting the opposition in 2017.

On 7 September 2019, he started his own movement called Coordination of Movements, Associations and Sympathizers (Coordination des Mouvements, Associations et Sympathisants, CMAS). In 2019 and 2020, he called for several important demonstrations against President Keïta.

  1. ^ "Mali : l'influent et virulent imam Mahmoud Dicko, lance son mouvement politique". France Info (in French). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Mali : à l'école du wahhabisme". Jeune Afrique (in French). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ Ahougnon, Servan (19 June 2020). "Mahmoud Dicko: un funambule sur une corde tendue entre religion et politique" (in French). Agence Ecofin. Retrieved 26 August 2020.