What roles did Sadio Camara hold, and when?

Sadio Camara

Malian army officer and Minister of Defence whom OFAC sanctioned in 2023 and removed from the SDN List in February 2026; he was killed in an attack in Kati in April 2026.

Latest source 30 Apr 2026Updated 27 Oct 20266 sources

FormerNow

1 dated role on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

Apr 2026
Minister of Defence Government of Mali Former
Named by Treasury in July 2023 and by Africanews in February 2026 as Mali's defence minister; the government announced on 26 April 2026 that he had been killed after an attack on his residence in Kati on 25 April 2026.^{1 2 3 4 5}

Where the dates come from

PrimaryTreasury Targets Malian Officials Facilitating Wagner GroupU.S. Department of the Treasury · 24 Jul 2023
SecondaryUS lifts sanctions on senior Malian officialsAfricanews · 28 Feb 2026
SecondaryMali's defence minister Sadio Camara killed amid coordinated attacksAl Jazeera · 26 Apr 2026
SecondaryMali defence minister killed in major weekend assault (Reuters)Daily Monitor (Reuters) · 27 Apr 2026
SecondaryThousands pay tribute to Mali's slain defence minister under tight securityAfricanews · 30 Apr 2026

Changes

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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