Yeah Samake

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yeah Samake
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 27, 1969(1969-02-27)
Age	55
Birthplace	Ouélessébougou
Country	Mali
Birth City	Koulikoro Region
Horoscope	Aquarius

Yeah Samake Biography

Yeah Samake is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 27, 1969 in Ouélessébougou, Koulikoro Region, Mali. Niankoro Yes Samake (Pronunciation (help*info) ) was born February 27, 1969 in Ouelessebougou. He is a politician and social entrepreneur. Samake was the Malian Ambassador in India. In May 2015, the Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita nominated Samake and he took over the position in 2015. Samake, who is currently the Empower Mali Foundation’s executive director, was previously mayor of Ouelessebougou and Vice President of Mali’s League of Mayors. He was also a candidate for the Malian presidential election in 2013.

Samake was sponsored by the Winstons to travel to America to continue his education. In 2000, he was admitted to Brigham Young University (BYU). He earned a master’s in public policy at BYU and was president of the Black Student Union. Samake met Marissa Coutinho, an Indian native, while studying Information Systems at BYU. Samake did an internship at United Nations while at BYU.

Due to his work in development, Samake became well known and respected in Mali. In 2009, Samake recounts how the current mayor, who had already been in power for 10 years, was seeking re-election for a third term. At this time less than 10% of the population of Ouelessebougou was paying their taxes and salaries were behind for 6 months. Samake ran for the position of Mayor of Ouelessebougou under the Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD) party. Ouelessebougou encompasses 44 villages. Samaké’s name was listed at the top of a slate of 23 candidates for council positions. Samake won with 86 percent of the vote. Samake focused on ending corruption and increasing government transparency as Mayor. In 2009, Ouéléssébougou was ranked 699 out of 703 communes (groupings of tribal villages) in Mali for governmental management and transparency. Two years into Samaké’s tenure as mayor, the city now ranks in the top 10 in the country, with a tax collection rate of 68 percent. Samake’s term as mayor has seen a significant rise in tax revenue as well. Prior to his election as mayor, less than 10% of the population were paying their taxes. At the end of 2010, tax collection had risen to 68%, and is expected to reach between 80-90% by the end of 2011. As Samake turned Ouelessebougou around, he was elected vice president of Mali’s League of Mayors (704 mayors nationwide). In December 2011, Samake coordinated with the Utah League of Cities and Towns to bring several mayors from Mali to Utah so that they could experience better government practices. He also lobbied for and got increased resources from the central government to build a new hospital, a first public high school in the region, a new water pump system to replace old water wells and a solar panel field, the largest in West Africa. Included in his track record as Mayor, Samake with funds from the government has also provided funds in the amount of 5 million FCFA(about 10000USD) to repair and equip existing schools with school desks and supplies. Samake also helps facilitate medical and dental expeditions from US partners.

In 2011, Samake and his followers formed the Party for Civic and Patriotic Action (PACP) to support his Presidential run. The PACP charter emphasizes the values of patriotism, citizenship, decentralization, freedom, democracy, human rights, and good governance.

Samake and his family make up the handful of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mali. Samake met the church first through his work with Ouelessebougou Alliance and Peace Corps. He was given an English Book of Mormon by a Peace Corps volunteer, which he later read. Later in America, he requested to be baptized. However, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints policy regarding baptizing citizens from Islamic countries initially denied him. Mali is 90% Muslim and the church was concerned that his life might be at risk if he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. After convincing church leaders that Mali was a country with religious freedom he was baptized 2000 in New York. According to him, he is not subject to discrimination in Mali because of his faith.

Yeah Samake Net Worth

Yeah Samake is one of the richest Politician from Mali. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yeah Samake 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Marissa Coutinho Samake, Samake’s spouse (b. Born in India, Marissa Coutinho Samake (b. 29 July 1983), was raised in Bahrain. For her bachelor’s in information systems, she attended BYU. They were married in August 2004.

Samake graduated from high school at Lycee Prosper Kamara, Bamako. He then continued his education at Ecole Normale Superieure, Bamako. There he earned a bachelor’s in Teaching English as a second language. Samake was a volunteer teacher in his village during the three years following graduation. He was also a member of the Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance. This organization was founded in 1985 by Utahns to work with Malians to improve the country’s economic, educational and health conditions. He was a cultural and linguistic guide for the Peace Corps, and Ouelessebougou Alliance. This helped him to support himself. He was able to meet Jeff Winston and Gretchen Winston from Colorado, who were both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They were impressed with Samake’s dedication to his community and his work ethic.

After graduating with a master’s degree in Public Policy in 2004, Adrian Escalante founded the Daily Dose Foundation, now known as the Mali Rising Foundation and made Samake the Executive Director. The focus of the Mali Rising Foundation is to improve the educational opportunities of children living in rural Mali. They do this by building schools in villages where schools do not exist as well as providing teacher training and learning resources and materials. Through his work with the Foundation, Samake has helped build 17 schools in Mali over the last nine years serving more than 2,500 students between the ages of 13 and 17.

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On May 7, 2015, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita appointed Yeah Samake to be the Ambassador of the Republic of Mali to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and Thailand.

Facts & Trivia

Yeah Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mali. Yeah Samake celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.

Elections took place on July 29, 2018. Samake ran as a candidate in the 2018 presidential elections under his party Party for Civic and Patriotic Action. He announced his candidacy on January 22, 2018 after leaving his post as the Ambassador of the Republic of Mali to India.