Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ìpè Faransé: ​[alasan wataʁa]; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2011. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States (Faransé: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO), and he was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny.[2][3][4][5]

Alassane Ouattara
President of Côte d'Ivoire
Lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́
Ó gun orí àga
4 December 2010*
Alákóso ÀgbàGuillaume Soro
AsíwájúLaurent Gbagbo
Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
In office
7 November 1990 – 9 December 1993
ÀàrẹFélix Houphouët-Boigny
AsíwájúFélix Houphouët-Boigny
Arọ́pòDaniel Kablan Duncan
Àwọn àlàyé onítòhún
Ọjọ́ìbí1 Oṣù Kínní 1942 (1942-01-01) (ọmọ ọdún 82)
Dimbokro, French West Africa (now Ivory Coast)
Ẹgbẹ́ olóṣèlúRally of the Republicans
(Àwọn) olólùfẹ́Dominique Nouvian (1990–present)
Alma materDrexel University
University of Pennsylvania
  • The presidency was disputed between Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.