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Brigi Rafini

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Brigi Rafini (born 29 March 1953) is a politician in Niger who served as the Prime Minister of Niger from 2011 to 2021. A native of Iférouane in Agadez Region and an ethnic Tuareg, Rafini was Minister of Agriculture in the late 1980s and Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger from 2004 to 2009. He was appointed as prime minister after Mahamadou Issoufou took office as president on 7 April 2011. He is also notably the first Tuareg in office. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brigi Rafini is the 12,190th most popular politician (down from 10,497th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Niger and the 11th most popular Nigerien Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brigi Rafini ranks 12,190 out of 19,576. Before him are Walter Hauser, Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, Zhu Yuyue, Gunnar Thoroddsen, Andres Tarand, and Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán. After him are Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, John Warner, Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Alexander Dutov, and Sandra Kalniete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Brigi Rafini ranks 211. Before him are Meng Hongwei, Dieter Hoeneß, Howard Schultz, Graeme Souness, Marlene Dumas, and Artūras Paulauskas. After him are Tōru Furuya, Pat Benatar, Ante Čačić, Richard Bremmer, Francesco Moraglia, and Attilio Bettega.

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In Niger

Among people born in Niger, Brigi Rafini ranks 11 out of 26. Before him are Seyni Kountché (1931), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), and Daouda Malam Wanké (1946). After him are Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), Issake Dabore (1940), Ismaël Lô (1956), Hama Amadou (1950), Ali Lamine Zeine (1965), and Hassoumi Massaoudou (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Niger

Among politicians born in Niger, Brigi Rafini ranks 11. Before him are Seyni Kountché (1931), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), and Daouda Malam Wanké (1946). After him are Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), Hama Amadou (1950), Ali Lamine Zeine (1965), Hassoumi Massaoudou (1957), Seyni Oumarou (1951), and Salou Djibo (1965).

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