{"id":"romuald-wadagni","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/romuald-wadagni","language":"en","name":"Romuald Wadagni","name_en":"Romuald Wadagni","name_ne":null,"description":"President of Benin (born 1976)","headline":"President of Benin (born 1976)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Kossi Mbueke Romuald Wadagni is a Beninese politician and businessman who has served as the ninth president of Benin since 2026. Prior to that, he served as Minister of Economy and Finance under President Patrice Talon from 2016 to 2026, and worked for the consulting firm Deloitte prior to entering politics.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"20 June 1976","date":"1976-06-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Lokossa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219058"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Benin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"chartered accountant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1108818"},{"text":"minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83307"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Harvard Business School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49126"},{"text":"Institut d'administration des entreprises","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3151893"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Republic of Benin (since 24 May 2026 · BS 10 Jestha 2083 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2407810","start":"2026-05-24"},{"text":"Ministry of Economy and Finance (since 7 April 2016)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866817","start":"2016-04-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romuald_Wadagni","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Romuald Wadagni born?","a":"Romuald Wadagni was born on 20 June 1976 in Lokossa."},{"q":"What positions has Romuald Wadagni held?","a":"Positions held by Romuald Wadagni include: President of the Republic of Benin (since 24 May 2026); Ministry of Economy and Finance (since 7 April 2016)."},{"q":"Where did Romuald Wadagni study?","a":"Romuald Wadagni was educated at Harvard Business School, Institut d'administration des entreprises."}],"related":[{"name":"Mathieu Kérékou","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mathieu-kerekou"},{"name":"Thomas Boni Yayi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thomas-boni-yayi"},{"name":"Nicéphore Soglo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicephore-soglo"},{"name":"Patrice Talon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/patrice-talon"},{"name":"Sourou-Migan Apithy","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sourou-migan-apithy"},{"name":"Léhady Soglo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lehady-soglo"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/romuald-wadagni-1428222da7.jpg","width":500,"height":626,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Bibamad","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romuald_Wadagni_March_2026.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Romuald Wadagni","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romuald_Wadagni","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q24951128","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24951128","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Romuald Wadagni March 2026.jpg by Bibamad (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romuald_Wadagni_March_2026.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Romuald Wadagni, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Romuald Wadagni March 2026.jpg — Bibamad, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Romuald Wadagni\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/romuald-wadagni. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T06:46:37Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/romuald-wadagni","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/romuald-wadagni","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/romuald-wadagni?lang=ne"}}