Abdoul Kabèlè Camara

Abdoul Kabèlè Camara (born 12 February 1950) is a Guinean politician and diplomat.

Legal career Camara obtained a licentiate in legal sciences from Cheikh Anta Diop University, and also graduated from the National School of Administration and Magistracy in Senegal. After working several internships in Montreal in Canada between 1976 and 1977, he joined the Senegalese Magistracy in 1977.

Political career Camara began his political career in 1993, being elected as a Member of the National Assembly. In 1995, he helped President Lansana Conté found the Unity and Progress Party (PUP). In 2002, he resigned from the PUP after opposing the arrest of opposition figure Alpha Condé by the government. Camara was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration, and Guineans Abroad. He served as Foreign Minister until a new government was appointed on June 19, 2008. He served as a Deputy Minister for Defense from 2010 to 2015 under Alpha Condé, and was Minister of State and Minister responsible for Security and Civil Protection from 2015 to March 2018. He was named the leader of the Guinean Rally for Development party on 17 October 2018.