26 Notable alumni of Felix Houphouet-Boigny University
Updated: May 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Felix Houphouet-Boigny University is ranked #2,797 in the world and #1 in Ivory Coast by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from Felix Houphouet-Boigny University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Felix Houphouet-Boigny University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Michel Amani N'Guessan
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
minister
Michel Amani N'Guessan is an Ivorian politician and the former defence minister of Côte d'Ivoire for the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).
2. Kouassi Kouamé Patrice
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
minister
Kouassi Kouamé Patrice aka KKP, (baoulé first name), is an Ivorian lawyer and politician.
3. Kaba Nialé
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
minister
Kaba Nialé is an Ivorian politician who has been serving as Minister of Planning and Development and President of the Board of Governors of African Development Bank (AFDB) since 2019.
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4. Georges Chikoti
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
geographer
politician
Georges Rebelo Chikoti is an Angolan diplomat. He is, since 1 March 2020, the Secretary General of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). He served as Angola's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2017.
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5. Mireille Dosso
1952-. (aged 74)
virologist
researcher
microbiologist
Mireille Carmen Dosso is a Comorian-born Ivorian microbiologist and virologist. Appointed director of the Pasteur Institute in Abidjan in 2004, she has recently become one of the leading Africans to be involved in the fight against COVID-19. She has previously been successful in fighting other viruses, including the H1N1 swine fever pandemic and dengue fever in 2019.
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6. Fadika Kramo-Lanciné
1948-2022 (aged 74)
film director
screenwriter
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné was an Ivorian film director as well as a screenwriter and producer of both fiction and documentary films.
7. Youssoufou Bamba
1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat
politician
Youssoufou Bamba was an Ivorian diplomat. He served as the Permanent Representative of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations from 2010 to 2014; when he was appointed to the position by Alassane Ouattara after the latter claimed victory in the disputed presidential election of that year.
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8. Adjoavi Trenou
1921-2008 (aged 87)
politician
Marguerite Adjoavi Trenou was a Togolese activist and politician. She was one of six women elected to the Parliament of Togo in 1979; the others were Abra Amedomé, Cheffi Meatchi, Kossiwa Monsila, Essohana Péré, and Zinabou Touré. At one time she served as the Secretary General of the National Union of Women of Togo. She obtained her law degree from...
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9. Charles Blé Goudé
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
minister
Charles Blé Goudé is an Ivorian political leader, born at Guibéroua, in the centre west of the country. He was acquitted by the International Criminal Court on 15 January 2019 of crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Côte d'Ivoire during the presidency of Laurent Gbagbo.
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10. Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
president
Jean-Baptiste Philippe Ouédraogo, also referred to by his initials JBO, is a Burkinabé physician and retired military officer who served as President of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 8 November 1982 to 4 August 1983. He has since mediated a few national political disputes and operates a clinic in Somgandé.
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11. Kandia Camara
1959-. (aged 67)
minister
politician
education minister
foreign minister
deputy
Kandia Camara is an Ivorian teacher and politician who is the mayor of Abobo since 10 October 2021 and president of the senate of Ivory Coast since 12 October 2023. She is the former minister of foreign affairs in the government of President Alassane Ouattara.
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12. Amadou Koné
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
university teacher
Amadou Koné is a writer from Côte d'Ivoire.
13. Philippe Mangou
1952-. (aged 74)
military personnel
Philippe Mangou was the head of the armed forces of Ivory Coast from 2004 until the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis. In 2012, he started a diplomatic career.
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14. Mariatou Koné
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
minister
Mariatou Koné is an Ivorian academic and a professor of Anthropology at the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny who was appointed Minister of Solidarity, Women and Child Protection in 2017.
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15. Véronique Tadjo
1955-. (aged 71)
teacher
novelist
writer
children's writer
poet
Véronique Tadjo is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire. Having lived and worked in many countries within the African continent and diaspora, she feels herself to be pan-African, in a way that is reflected in the subject matter, imagery and allusions of her work.
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16. Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
minister
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio is an Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Ivory Coast from March 2012 to November 2012. In April 2018, he was appointed president of the Senate of Ivory Coast and served until October 2023. Previously he was Minister of Industry from 2002 to 2005 and Minister of Justice from 2010 to 2012.
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17. Mamady Youla
1961-. (aged 65)
minister
economist
politician
Mamady Youla is a Guinean businessman and politician who was the Prime Minister of Guinea from 2015 to 2018.
18. Charles Koffi Diby
1957-2019 (aged 62)
minister
economist
politician
Charles Koffi Diby was a politician from Ivory Coast. He was the Minister of Economy and Finance from April 2007 to November 2012. Then he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ivory Coast from 2012 to 2016. He died on 7 December 2019, aged 62.
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19. Titinga Frédéric Pacéré
1943-2024 (aged 81)
historian
jurist
poet
lawyer
Titinga Frédéric Pacéré was a Burkinabé solicitor, writer, poet and griot and founder and curator of the Musée de Manega museum in Burkina Faso.
20. Amadou Soumahoro
1953-2022 (aged 69)
minister
civil servant
politician
Amadou Soumahoro was an Ivorian politician. He served in the National Assembly constituency of Séguéla and was President of the National Assembly from 7 March 2019 until his death on 7 May 2022. He also served as President of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie from 9 July 2019 until his death.
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21. Augustin Thiam
1952-. (aged 74)
physician
governor
journalist
Augustin Abdoulaye Thiam Houphouët is an Ivorian politician. Since 2011, he has been the governor of the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District.
22. Younoussi Touré
1941-2022 (aged 81)
minister
poet
politician
Younoussi Touré was a Malian politician. He was Prime Minister of Mali from 9 June 1992 to 12 April 1993 and was the first prime minister appointed under President Alpha Oumar Konaré. Touré was the president of the Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), a political party, from 2003 to 2014. He was First Vice-President of the National Assembly...
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23. Marie-Roger Biloa
television presenter
editor-in-chief
journalist
Marie-Roger Biloa is a Cameroonian magazine editor, television show host, journalist, filmmaker and president of various community-oriented initiatives. She lives in France, from where she hosts a television talk show. In France, she was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. For her work as a journalist, she has also received the Percy Qoboza Award. Ms Biloa...
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24. Simone Gbagbo
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
teacher
party chair
historian
trade unionist
Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician. She is the president of the Parliamentary Group of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and is a vice-president of the FPI. As the wife of Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 to 2011, she was also First Lady of Ivory Coast prior to their arrest by pro-Ouattara forces.
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25. Guillaume Kigbafori Soro
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
minister
Guillaume Kigbafori Soro is an Ivorian politician who was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from April 2007 to March 2012. Prior to his service as Prime Minister, Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire, and later the New Forces as its Secretary-General. In March 2012, Soro became President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire. He stepped down...
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26. Faustin-Archange Touadéra
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
minister
politician
Faustin-Archange Touadéra is a Central African politician and mathematician who has been president of the Central African Republic since March 2016, and was previously its prime minister from 2008 to 2013. He was elected to the presidency at the 2015–16 general election, in a second round of voting against former prime minister Anicet Georges Dologuélé. He was re-elected for a...
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