List of Malians

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List of Malians is a list of people notable to Mali or notable for being from Mali.

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[edit] Academics and Writers

[edit] Scholars of Sankore Madrasah

Scholars wrote their own books as part of a socioeconomic model. Students were charged with copying these books and any other books they could get their hands on. Today there are over 700,000 manuscripts in Timbuktu with many dating back to West Africa's Golden Age (12th-16th centuries).

  • Ahmed Baba
  • Mohammed Bagayogo
  • Abu Al Baraaka
  • Abu Bakr ibn Ahmad Biru
  • Mohammed ibn Mohammed Kara
  • Ag Mohammed
  • Al Aqib ibn Faqi Muhmud
  • Abd Arahman ibn Faqi Mahmud

[edit] Writers

[edit] Entertainers and Artists

[edit] Film directors

[edit] Griots

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Photographers

[edit] Puppeteers

[edit] Religious figures

  • Oumar Ly-Malian Association for Unity and the Progress of Islam.
  • Sheikh El-Mokhtar Hamalla
  • Julien Mory Sidibé-Catholic bishop.
  • Mody Sylla-Malian Association for Unity and the Progress of Islam
  • Siaka Traore-Malian Association for Unity and the Progress of Islam
  • Sidi Yahya-Mosque/Madrassah named for him.

[edit] Rulers (pre-modern)

[edit] Partial list of mansas of the Mali Empire

Note: As the Mali Empire and the modern nation of Mali substantially overlap most of these names likely do apply, but some may not.

[edit] Bambara Empire

[edit] Massina Empire

[edit] Various kingdoms

[edit] Modern politicians

[edit] Scientists

[edit] Sportspeople

[edit] Basketball players

[edit] Footballers

[edit] Olympic athletes

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