Augustin Andriamananoro

Augustin Andriamananoro
Born	(1968-08-14) 14 August 1968 (age 57) Soamahamanina, Madagascar
Nationality	Malagasy
Office	Executive Manager of the Presidency of Madagascar in charge of Presidential Projects

Augustin Andriamananoro (born 14 August 1968 in Soamahamanina, Madagascar) currently serves as the Executive Manager of the Presidency of Madagascar, overseeing Presidential Projects. He previously held the position of Minister of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries from June 2018 to January 2019.

Career

General Manager of the Presidency of Madagascar

After Madagascar’s December 2018 election, President Andry Rajoelina appointed Augustin Andriamananoro as General Manager of the Presidency, where he oversees a range of presidential projects. In this role, Andriamananoro directs the implementation of initiatives across a range of key sectors, including universal access to water and energy, food self-sufficiency, educational infrastructure and resources, development of the extractive industry, sports and culture, tourism and environmental protection, healthcare and well-being, and the advancement of information and communication technologies.

Minister of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries

Under President Hery Rajaonarimampianina’s administration, Augustin Andriamananoro served as Madagascar’s Minister of Halieutic Resources and Fisheries from June 2018 to January 2019. During his tenure, he led initiatives focused on the reforestation of mangrove ecosystems and the promotion of the blue economy. Notably, he represented Madagascar at the inaugural Sustainable Blue Economy Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26 to 28 November 2018. This global summit, co-hosted by Kenya, Canada, and Japan, convened over 18,000 participants from 184 countries to discuss sustainable utilization of ocean resources and the advancement of marine-based economic activities. ^[1]

ICT Project Manager

In 1998, Andriamananoro gained experience in software engineering and information technologies while in France. Afterwards, he engaged in numerous projects in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. He was also the project director of Société M & Associés in Guadeloupe in 2002, as well as the General Manager of the Osmosis Business Solutions O.I. group in Antananarivo until 2008. Andriamananoro continued to serve as the General Director to the Malagasy Authority Office for the Study and Regulation of Telecommunications for Madagascar OMERT. ^[1]

Andriamananoro was certified by the Galilee Institute of Management in Israël, ^[2] in his capacity as ICT Senior Manager, he was also certified by EMPIM. ^[3]

Public figure

In November 2009, as Minister of Telecommunications, Post and New Technology, he enabled the trunk routes on fiber optic cable for the whole of East Africa, a project known as Project Lion. This linked East Africa to East Asia and Europe with submarine internet fiber-optic cables. ^{[4] [5]} Andriamananoro ensured third-party access by other telecommunications and infrastructure operators, and established licenses for 3G Internet service, which now cover the entire country of Madagascar.

He became the chairman of the Board to the National Shareholding Company (SONAPAR) ^[6] from December 2010 to December 2014.

During this time, he was the official General Manager of the Authority Office on Regulation of Madagascar Telecommunications, OMERT (roughly equivalent to Ofcom in the United Kingdom or the U.S. Federal Communications Commission). He relieved his post in May 2014.

References

1. "enb.iisd.org". enb.iisd.org. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
2. "Galilee International Management Institute - Home". Galilcol.ac.il. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
3. "Texas U.S.A. Augustin Andriamananoro Ă la NASA". Madagate.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
4. "Madagascar Backbone: TELMA ne perd pas le Nord avec 20 millions de dollars" (in French). Andriamananoro.net. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
5. "Le Backbone National Telma: Plus de 3000km fibre optic des 2009" (PDF). telma,mg (in French). April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
6. "SOciété NAtionale de PARticipations &#124" (in French). Sonapar.mg. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.