Abdoulaye Diori Kadidiatou Ly

Abdoulaye Ly Diori Kadidiatou is the President of the Constitutional Court of Niger, having held held this position since 2013.[1]

She is the second woman to hold the position of President of the Constitutional Court of Niger (the first being Salifou Fatimata Bazeye).[2]

Early life and education

Born in 1952 in Niamey, Kadidiatou originally worked as a midwife. She then decided to study at the University of Niamey and in 2005 she obtained a doctorate in public law from the University of Paris-Sud.[2] She was married to the late Abdoulaye Hamani Diori.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Abdoulaye Ly Diori Kadidiatou appointed President of the Constitutional Court of Niger", Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions in Africa, 5 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Dawuni, Josephine; Kang, Alice (Winter 2015). "Her ladyship chief justice: the rise of female leaders in the judiciary in Africa". Africa Today. 62 (2): 51–52. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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