Ibrahim Maiga, born on January 3, 1963, in Mopti, he is also known as Ibi Maiga, is a Slovak singer, actor, comedian, and politician. The BBC describes him as a “celebrity in Slovakia”.
Profile Summary
Name: | Ibrahim Maiga |
Date of Birth: | January 3, 1963 |
Place of Birth: | Mopti |
Nationality: | Slovak |
Occupation: | Singer, Actor, Comedian, and Politician |
Net Worth: | $1 millions |
Wife: | Married |
Early Life and Education
Ibrahim Maiga was born on January 3, 1963, in Mopti, he is also known as Ibi Maiga. Maiga moved to what was then Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s as a student at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and subsequently obtained Slovak citizenship.
Career
He “quickly became famous as a singer and actor”. The BBC describes him as “a well-known figure” through his “infectious humour and songs about his homeland, Mali”.
He stood as a candidate for the European Parliament during the 2009 elections, representing the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL).
As a pro-European, he has stated: “Particularly now, in a time of crisis, we see how important the European Union is. Without its existence, several states might have suffered collapse”.
Explaining his choice to run for the European Parliament, he also stated: “I really want to fight this election just to show Europe that Slovakia has a great future in Europe. If I’m elected and for the first time in history a black man represents Slovakia, that’s going to be obvious to all of Europe.”
In 2019, Maiga announced his return to politics and ran for a seat in the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia as a representative of the Priama Demokracia party.
Ibrahim Maiga Net worth
Ibrahim Maiga has an estimated net worth of $1 millions. Ibrahim Maiga is a popular Slovak singer, actor, comedian, and politician.
Personal Life
Ibrahim Maiga speaks six languages. However, Ibrahim Maiga is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.