Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko | |
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Member of the Malagasy Parliament | |
Assumed office 27 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Toliara I |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Toliara, Malagasy Republic | 27 July 1972
Political party | PSD (since 2023) |
Siteny Thierry Randrianasoloniaiko (born 27 July 1972) is a Malagasy judo executive, businessman, and politician.
He has served as the president of the Malagasy Judo Federation since 2010, chairman of the African Judo Union since 2015, and a vice-president of the International Judo Federation ex-officio as a holder of the prior position, [2] as well as President of the Malagasy Olympic Committee since 2011. [3]
Since 2007, he is the CEO of Siteny Immobilier, Siteny Distribution and TV Plus of Toliara, and is the CEO of Siteny Company Distribution for Airtel Madagascar since 2013. [3]
Randrianasoloniaiko is a member of the Parliament of Madagascar since 2019, when he was elected as a member of the Together with President Andry Rajoelina (Isika Rehetra Miaraka amin’i Andry Rajoelina, IRD) coalition. He also ran as a candidate in the 2023 Malagasy presidential election as a member of the opposition, later dropping out alongside a wider opposition boycott, [4] although he still received over 14% of the votes, [5] finishing in second place. He appealed to the Supreme Court in order to annul the election results, claiming electoral fraud.