Hamadoun Toure Biography

Dr Hamadoun Touré Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) since January 2007 was re-elected for a second four-year term in October 2010.
As Secretary-General Dr Touré is committed to ITU’s mission of connecting the world and to helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals through harnessing the unique potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
A long-standing champion of ICTs as a driver of social and economic development Dr Touré previously served as Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) from 1998-2006. In this role he placed considerable emphasis on implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) launching projects based on partnerships with international organizations governments the private sector and civil society.
Prior to joining ITU Dr Touré started his professional career in native Mali in 1979. He built a solid career in the satellite industry serving as managing engineer in Mali’s 1st International Earth Station. He joined Intelsat’s Assistance and Development Programme in 1985. He was appointed Intelsat’s Group Director for Africa and the Middle East in 1994 earning a reputation as an energetic leader through his commitment to varous Regional connectivity projects such as RASCOM. In 1996 he joined ICO Global Communications as African Regional General Manager spearheading the companies’ activities across the African region.

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