Mohammed Madi Marboua

Colonel Mohamed Mahdi Marboua (25 August 1944 - 25 April 2020) was a Central African military officer and politician.

Life A Kaba native, Timothée Marboua was born in Bémal on 25 August 1944. He entered the Central African Republic Air Force in 1968. He was promoted to sergeant, officer cadet on 3 January 1969, quartermaster in 1981, and colonel. He also graduated from the University of Montpellier 1 and the University of Paris II.

On 1 September 1981, André Kolingba appointed Marboua as minister of economy and finances. However, Marboua and Kolibga's relationship deteriorated at the end of 1981 due to Marboua's closeness to Patasse. Several days before the coup attempt, on 17 February 1982, there was a plan to arrest Marboua for his pro-Patasse stance. He then was dismissed from the ministerial post on 4 March 1982 and moved to France.

Marboua died in Talence, Bordeaux, France on 25 April 2020.

Religion Marboua converted to Islam in unknown year and replaced his name to Mohamed Mahdi Marboua. He also went hajj and became the member of Central African Islamic Community (CICA) where he was elected as the organization's president in 1998.