Alassane Dramane Ouattara (; ; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician and economist who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States (, BCEAO), and was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire