Ibra Boulama

Ibra Boulama
Boulama in 2012
Governor of Agadez Region
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 8, 2023
Preceded byMagagi Maman Dada
Chief of Staff to the President
In office
May 17, 2016 – January 13, 2018
Succeeded byIro Oumarou
Personal details
BornIbrahim Boulama Issa
PartyCNSP (2023-present)
Military service
RankMajor General

Ibra Boulama Issa is a Nigerien politician and soldier who has served as the governor of Agadez Region since 2023.

Biography

Little is known publicly about where or when Boulama was born.

In 2016, Boulama was promoted from colonel to a brigadier general.[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff to the President on May 17, 2016.[2] In 2016, he was appointed the director of the Nigerien think tank National Centre for Strategic and Security Studies (CNESS).[3][4] On July 26, 2018, Seidou Magagi Mahamadou replaced Boulama as director of the CNESS.[5] Boulama helped expand the CNESS' research with other international think tanks like the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.[4][6] On January 13, 2018, he was demoted to Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army and succeeded by Iro Oumarou.[2]

Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état that deposed Mohamed Bazoum, Boulama was appointed Governor of Agadez by the Nigerien junta on August 6.[7] One of Boulama's first acts as governor in September 2023 was to hold a meeting with top political and military officials in Agadez region.[8] In October, he toured mining sites in Arlit.[9] By 2023, he was a brigadier general. He repealed Law 036-2015, which criminalized migrants going north from Agadez into Libya.[10][11]

In a 2024 interview, Boulama claimed that the security situation in Agadez had improved since the coup in 2023, although most social services in the region were obsolete and unstaffed.[12] In a 2025 interview on the two-year anniversary of the coup, he repeated similar claims about improved security in Agadez and said a large-scale irrigation project had commenced.[13] In 2026, Boulama attempted to address failing water and electricity needs in Agadez region.[14][15] By May 2026, he was a major general.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "FAN : Promotion de deux nouveaux généraux de Brigade". ActuNiger (in French). 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  2. 1 2 "CABINET PRN: Le général Iro Oumarou, nouveau chef d'Etat-major particulier du président Issoufou". ActuNiger (in French). 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  3. ↑ Nigerdiaspora (2017-03-23). "Général de Brigade Ibra Boulama Issa, Directeur du Centre National d'Etudes Stratégiques et de Sécurité (CNESS) : ''Face aux défis sécuritaires multiformes qui menacent ses efforts de développement, de renforcement de sa jeune démocratie et de modernisati". Nigerdiaspora (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  4. 1 2 Redaction, La (2024-11-01). "Défense et sécurité : Historique de la création du CNESS". L'autre Républicain (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  5. ↑ "CNESS : le colonel Seidou Magagi Mahamadou succède au général Ibra Boulama". ActuNiger (in French). 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  6. ↑ "Niger: Table ronde sur les enjeux sécuritaires au Sahel – Sahel Intelligence". sahel-intelligence.com. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  7. ↑ "Niger Coup Leaders Appoint New Governors To Take Charge Of 8 Regions | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  8. ↑ NIGER, ONEP (2023-09-07). "Agadez : Le Général de Brigade Ibra Boulama Issa préside le Conseil Régional de Sécurité (CRS)". Le Sahel (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  9. ↑ cfeditorfr (2023-10-11). "Agadez : Mission du gouverneur Ibra Boulama Issa dans les départements d'Arlit et d'Iférouane". niger (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  10. ↑ User, Super (2023-12-30). "Interview du Général de Brigade Ibra Boulama Issa, Gouverneur de la Région d'Agadez". Nigerdiaspora (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ ONEP (2023-08-23). "Agadez : Le Gouverneur rencontre les Forces de Défense et de Sécurité de la Région". Le Sahel (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  12. ↑ cfeditorfr (2024-08-20). "Général de Brigade Ibra Boulama Issa, Gouverneur d'Agadez : « La souveraineté tant recherchée par les Nigériens en général ne doit pas être perçue uniquement sous l'angle de la gouvernance (…) mais aussi et surtout sous l'angle économique »". niger (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  13. ↑ NIGER, ONEP (2025-07-28). "Général de Division Ibra Boulama Issa, Gouverneur de la région d'Agadez : « Le véritable changement observé au sein de la population, c'est l'adhésion aux idéaux du CNSP pour un Niger véritablement indépendant et prospère »". Le Sahel (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  14. 1 2 Adamou, Hamza Harouna (2026-05-25). "Agadez : Le Gouverneur sur les installations de la Nigérienne des Eaux et de la Société d'Electricité". Agence Nigérienne de Presse (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  15. ↑ "Ibra Boulama Issa face à la pénurie d'eau et d'électricité" (in French). 2026-05-26. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
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