Garan Fabou Kouyaté (April 25, 1925 - April 1, 2016) was a Malian civil and social figure.
He was a member of Mali's Association for Unity and the Progress of Islam (AMUPI), Director of Mali's first Islamic radio La Voix du Coran et du Hadith and a member of Mali's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) as representative of religious associations.
Prior to that civil society career, he was very much involved with soccer, having been referee, founder and first President of the Ligue Régionale de Football de Ségou, and founding member and Vice-Chair of Referee Commission of Malian Football Federation.
He was commonly called "Ba Garan" (Bambara term for father Garan).