Ibrahima Dahirou Dembélé

Ibrahima Dahirou Dembélé is a Malian general who served as the Minister of Defense of Mali from May 5, 2019, to August 18, 2020.

Biography Dembélé was born on January 9, 1967, in Ségou, Mali. He graduated from the Kati Military Academy in 1981, and entered the Koulikoro Joint Military School in Koulikoro in 1998. Following his graduation from Koulikoro in 1991, he commanded several units in northern and central Mali. Dembélé was accused of "passive complicity" over the killing of 21 paratroopers from the 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment, and was relieved from judicial control in January 2018. He was appointed on May 5, 2019, as Minister of Defense by the Boubou Cissé government.