Koutoub Moustapha Sano
Koutoub Moustapha Sano (born April 10, 1966) is a politician and academic from Guinea. He served as minister of the office of the president of Guinea and diplomatic advisor to the president. He holds a doctorate in law. Biography. He was born in Kankan, Guinea, the son of Elhadj Sidafa Sano and Hadja Aissata Koma. Honors and Awards. While he was deputy rector (2005–2009) in charge of internationalization and innovation at the International Islamic University Malaysia, the former Sultan of Pahang, now King of Malaysia (2019-), conferred on him the honorific title of Dato in 2007. Professional  career. In October 2020, he took office of secretary-general of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy after having held for a dozen years several posts at the Academy of Jurisprudence in Jeddah. From 1993 to 2009, he was professor of comparative law and Islamic finance at IIUM. From 2005 to 2009 served as deputy rector for internationalisation and innovation at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He served as the Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Guinea from 2009 to 2010, Minister of International Cooperation and African Integration from 2011 to 2016, chairman of the Council of Ministers of  the Mano River Union from 2014 to 2015. Appointed as diplomatic advisor to the president of the Republic of Guinea from March 18, 2016, until now.