Bah Oury

About

Amadou Oury Bah (born March 1958) is a Guinean politician who has been the Prime Minister of Guinea since 2024. He has been a member and held leadership positions in the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, Union of Democrats for the Rebirth of Guinea, and the Union for Democracy and Development. Prior to his tenure as prime minister he was Minister of National Reconciliation.

== Early life ==
Amadou Oury Bah was born in Pita, Guinea, in March 1958. At age 6 his family moved to Senegal in order to flee the dictatorship of Ahmed Sékou Touré. He returned to Guinea after Touré died in 1984.

== Career ==
The Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) was founded by Oury in 1991. He was vice president of the UFDG when he was expelled for insubordination in February 2016. He became the leader of the Union of Democrats for the Rebirth of Guinea (UDRG). He joined the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) in September 2019, and became its president before leaving the party on 11 May 2020.
In 2007, Oury was appointed as Minister of National Reconciliation after 130 people were killed during protests. An attack was conducted against President Alpha Condé’s house in 2011. Oury fled to France…