Mohamed Mahdi Marboua

Colonel Mohamed Mahdi Marboua (25 August 1944 - 25 April 2020) was a Central African military officer and politician.

Colonel Mohamed Mahdi Marboua
Minister of Tourism Development and Handicrafts
In office 31 January 2006 – 2 September 2006
President	François Bozizé
Prime Minister	Élie Doté
Preceded by	Anne-Marie Ngouyombo
Succeeded by	Yvonne Mboissona
Ministerial offices Minister Delegate for Planning, Economy and Finance In office 2 September 2004 – 19 June 2005 President François Bozizé Prime Minister Célestin Gaombalet Preceded by Daniel N'Ditiféï Boysémbé Minister Delegate for Finance and Budget In office 12 December 2003 – 2 September 2004 President François Bozizé Prime Minister Célestin Gaombalet Preceded by Daniel N'ditiféi Boysémbé Minister of the Government’s Secretariat and Relations with the Parliament In office 20 March 1991 – ? President André Kolingba Minister of Trade and Industry In office 3 December 1987 – ? President André Kolingba Minister of Economy and Finances In office 1 September 1981 – 4 March 1982 President André Kolingba Preceded by Barthélémy Kanda Succeeded by Alphonse Kongolo-Mbomy
Personal details
Born	(1944-08-25)25 August 1944 Bémal, Ubangi-Shari (now Central African Republic)
Died	25 April 2020(2020-04-25) (aged 75) Bordeaux, France
Alma mater	University of Montpellier 1 University of Paris II
Military service
Allegiance	Central African Republic
Branch/service	Central African Republic Air Force
Years of service	1968-?
Rank	Colonel

Life

A Kaba native, Timothée Marboua was born in Bémal on 25 August 1944. He entered the Central African Republic Air Force in 1968. He was promoted to sergeant, officer cadet on 3 January 1969, quartermaster in 1981, and colonel. He also graduated from the University of Montpellier 1 and the University of Paris II.

On 1 September 1981, André Kolingba appointed Marboua as minister of economy and finances. However, Marboua and Kolibga's relationship deteriorated at the end of 1981 due to Marboua's closeness to Patasse. Several days before the coup attempt, on 17 February 1982, there was a plan to arrest Marboua for his pro-Patasse stance. He then was dismissed from the ministerial post on 4 March 1982 and moved to France. Returning from France, he then served as the deputy minister of budget from 8 December 1986 until 3 December 1987. Subsequently, he became the minister of trade and industry on 3 December 1987 and served it for almost four years. Afterward, he was assigned as the minister of the government's secretariat and relations with the parliament on 20 March 1991.

During Bozize's administration, he worked as Minister of Delegate for Finance and Budget (12 December 2003 - 2 September 2004), Minister Delegate for Planning, Economy, and Finance (2 September 2004 - 19 June 2005), and Minister of Tourism Development and Handicrafts (31 January 2006 - 2 September 2006). After resigning from the tourism ministry, he became the general state inspector.

Marboua died in Talence, Bordeaux, France on 25 April 2020.

Religion

Marboua converted to Islam in unknown year and replaced his name to Mohamed Mahdi Marboua. He also went hajj and became the member of Central African Islamic Community (CICA) where he was elected as the organization's president in 1998.

Bibliography

• Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.