Marou Amadou

{{short description|Nigerien politician}}

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| office = Minister of Justice of Niger

| term_start = 21 April 2011

| term_end = 2 April 2021

| president = Mahamadou Issoufou

| primeminister = Brigi Rafini

| predecessor = Abdoulaye Djibo

| successor = Abdoulaye Mohamed

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Marou Amadou is a Nigerien politician and the former Minister of Justice of Niger.{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/08/burkina-faso-niger-exchange-18-towns-settle-border-dispute|title= Burkina Faso and Niger exchange 18 towns to settle border dispute|author= AFP in Ouagadougou|date= May 8, 2015|accessdate= May 9, 2015|work= theguardian.com}}

Soon after Mahamadou Issoufou took office as President of Niger, he appointed Marou Amadou to the government as Minister of Justice and Government Spokesman on 21 April 2011.Michelle Nougoum, [http://www.afrik.com/article22671.html "Le Niger a un nouveau gouvernement"], Afrik.com, 21 April 2011 {{in lang|fr}}.