Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara

Sheikh Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara is a religious figure in Mali. He is also the current vice-president of the Malian High Islamic Council. He is a follower of the Maliki school of Islam, and a Sufi.

Not to be confused with the militant Ansar Dine movement led by Iyad Ag Ghaly.

In 1991, Haïdara established the Sufi-based Islamic movement Ansar Dine - not to be confused with the terrorist organization operating in the north of Mali also operating under the same name Ansar Dine (as if to purposefully bring confusion) -. The movement is strong in southern Mali, the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso,[1] and centers of Malian diaspora internationally.

References
  1. Cahiers d'études africaines: Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara et l’association islamique Ançar Dine (in French)


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