Kadiatou Konaré

Kadiatou Konaré (born 1972) is a Malian writer, editor and politician, Minister of Culture, Crafts and Tourism of Mali between 2020 and 2021 during the interim government of president Bah Ndaw. She is the daughter of former president of Mali Alpha Oumar Konaré and first lady Adame Ba Konaré.

In 2000, she founded the publishing house Cauris Livres.

Early life Konaré was born in 1972 in Warsaw, Polish People's Republic, as the daughter of Alpha Oumar Konaré and Adame Ba Konaré.

She obtained a master's degree in publishing management from ESCP Business School of Paris, and where she did internships at the publishing houses Hachette Livre and Bayard Presse. She also trained in museology at the Musée de la civilisation in Quebec City, Canada.

Personal life On 3 March 2005 married Tiébilé Dramé, 20 years her older, with whom she had 12 children. He died on 12 August 2025.