Téné Birahima Ouattara

Téné Birahima Ouattara (born 12 February 1956) He is the younger brother of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. Due to similarities in their appearance, Téné Birahima Ouattara has been nicknamed Photocopie (photocopy).

Career Ouattara was a founding member of the Rassemblement des Républicains (Rally of the Republicans), That year, Ouattra also became head of the Ivory Coast Treasury. In the role, he reduced the running cost of the president's office by around 500 million CFA francs, including through the reduction of 900 staff. In 2018, he left the role in Kong,

In March 2012, Ouattara became the minister of presidential affairs. Following a cabinet reshuffle in 2019, Ouattra was replaced as minister of presidential affairs, and not given a role in his brother's cabinet. In February 2019, he was appointed head of the national intelligence department (ULGB). He was heavily criticised after a 2020 attack in Kafolo, near to the border with Burkina Faso, killed 13 soldiers.

In March 2021, Ouattra became the acting minister of defense of Ivory Coast, after Hamed Bakayoko was taken ill. After Bakayoko's death, Ouattra continued as the acting minister of defense. On 6 April 2021, Ouattara was confirmed as the new minister of defense.