Sidiba Koulibaly

Sidiba Koulibaly (died 22 June 2024) was a Guinean military officer, diplomat, and politician.

He served as Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces from 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023. On 15 June 2024, he was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for desertion and illegal possession of a weapon by a military tribunal in Conakry.

Biography Koulibaly was second in command during the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development-led 2021 Guinean coup d'état. On 29 September 2021, he headed a delegation which met with Nana Akufo-Addo, president of ECOWAS, following Guinea's suspension from the community. From 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023, he was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, succeeding General Namory Traoré. He was replaced by . He replaced the latter as Minister of Urban Affairs, Housing and Spatial Planning for one day, but was replaced by , former governor of Kindia Region. In October 2023, he was named as Chargé d'affaires of the , a position he held until his arrest on 4 June 2024. He was sentenced to five years in prison by the Conakry military court.

Koulibaly died of cardiac arrest in Conakry on 22 June 2024.

Awards Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (2022)