Abdoulaye Diori Kadidiatou Ly

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

Abdoulaye Diori Kadidiatou Ly
President of the Constitutional Court of Niger
Assumed office
2013

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

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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-Saclay.[2] She was married to the late Abdoulaye Hamani Diori.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Abdoulaye Ly Diori Kadidiatou appointed President of the Constitutional Court of Niger", Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions in Africa, 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c 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.