Hassoumi Massaoudou

Hassoumi Massaoudou
Former Foreign Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 July 2023
Preceded by	Mohamed Bazoum
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2021
President	Mohamed Bazoum Himself
Prime Minister	Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
Preceded by	Ibrahim Yacouba
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-22) 22 October 1957 (age 66)
Political party	PNDS-Tarayyya

Hassoumi Massaoudou (born 22 October 1957) is a Nigerien politician. Massaoudou has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2021. He was the Minister of Finance from October 2016 to January 2019.^[1] He is a member of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya).

Following a coup d'état that removed Mohamed Bazoum from office in July 2023, Massaoudou declared himself acting President of Niger.^[2] However the the military junta who removed Bazoum from office.^[2] is the de facto Nigérien government and authorities recognize by the « International community ».

1. ↑ "Photos des ministres - Ministère des Finances du NIGER". www.finances.gouv.ne.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Peter, Laurence (27 July 2023). "Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV". BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.