Abdoulaye Ly Kadidiatou Diori was appointed head of the Constitutional Court of Niger in 2013, which serves as the highest court in Niger. She is the second female President of the Constitutional Court following Fatimata Bazeye. Diori was born in 1952 in Niamey, Niger. She was originally educated in midwifery before she decided to study at the University of Niamey and receive a baccalaureate through night school. She then received a doctorate in public law from the University of Paris-Sud in 2005. In 2013, President Mahamadou Issoufou appointed Diori for another term as head of the Constitutional Court. Also in 2013, her peers on the Constitutional Court elected Diori President of the Constitutional Court, a position that she currently serves in.