Assimi Goïta Net Worth

Background and career

Assimi Goita (born 9 November 1983) is a Malian politician and military officer who has ruled Mali since 2021. He has served as the sixth president of Mali since 2025, previously serving as the interim vice president under Interim President Bah Ndaw from 2020 to 2021 and then as the interim president until 2025. He also served as the president of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) from 2024 to 2025.

Born in Bamako, Goita graduated from the Joint Military School in 2002 and was later assigned to the 134th Reconnaissance Squadron in Gao. Goita also attended advanced military training and courses in Germany, Gabon, France and the United States. Following a coup in August 2020, Goïta became Mali's de facto leader as chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, a military junta that seized power from former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The following month, Goita was appointed the interim vice president under the new interim president Bah Ndaw, to whom Goïta had transferred power in response to international pressure.

In May 2021, following a dispute in the government, Goita seized power from Ndaw in another coup and was subsequently appointed interim president. His rule has seen increased authoritarianism domestically, as well as strained relations with ECOWAS, the United Nations, and France. Goita's government cut military ties with France and became allied with Russia and the Wagner Group. In January 2024, Goïta announced Mali's withdrawal from ECOWAS and later formed the AES with Ibrahim Traoré and Abdourahamane Tiani, the military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger respectively.