Hamane Niang

Hamane Niang (born 6 June 1952) is a Malian politician and basketball executive, who served as the president of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) from 2019 to 2023.

Career After his primary education in Kayes and secondary education in Bamako, Niang continued his studies in Dakar, Senegal, where he obtained a Masters in Economic Science and to Caen (France) where he obtained a diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées (DESS), in finance.

On his return to Mali, he was assistant director of credit at the Banque du Développement du Mali between 1981 and 1989 before being named assistant to the cabinet at the Ministry of Finance and Commerce and entering Mobil Oil Mali as head of compatibility services, as well as administrative director and financier. He stayed in this post in the reshuffle of 9.

Basketball executive career Since 1999, Niang has been president of the Malian Basketball Federation. and served until 2023.