Macky Sall
4th President of Senegal, formerly Prime Minister
Macky Sall (born 11 December 1961[1]) is a Senegalese politician who was the President of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. In 2022, he became the 20th Chairperson of the African Union.
Macky Sall | |
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 Sall in 2020 | |
| 4th President of Senegal | |
| In office 2 April 2012 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdoul Mbaye Aminata Touré Mohamed Dionne Amadou Ba Sidiki Kaba |
| Preceded by | Abdoulaye Wade |
| Succeeded by | Bassirou Diomaye Faye |
| Prime Minister of Senegal | |
| In office 21 July 2004 – 19 June 2007 | |
| President | Abdoulaye Wade |
| Preceded by | Idrissa Seck |
| Succeeded by | Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 20 June 2007 – 9 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Pape Diop |
| Succeeded by | Mamadou Seck |
| Mayor of Fatick | |
| In office 1 April 2009 – 2 April 2012 | |
| Deputy | Famara Sarr |
| Preceded by | Doudou Ngom |
| Succeeded by | Famara Sarr |
| In office 1 June 2002 – 9 November 2008 | |
| Deputy | Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye |
| Preceded by | Doudou Ngom |
| Succeeded by | Doudou Ngom |
| 20th Chairperson of the African Union | |
| In office 5 February 2022 – 18 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Felix Tshisekedi |
| Succeeded by | Azali Assoumani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1961 Fatick, Senegal |
| Political party | Senegalese Democratic Party (Late 1980s-2008) Alliance for the Republic (2008–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Marieme Faye Sall |
| Alma mater | Cheikh Anta Diop University[source?] Institute of French Petroleum |
Under President Abdoulaye Wade, Sall was Prime Minister of Senegal from April 2004 to June 2007 and President of the National Assembly of Senegal from June 2007 to November 2008.[2] He was the Mayor of Fatick from 2002 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2012.
He is the first president born after Senegalese independence from France.
References
change- ↑ "Official Senegalese government page for Sall" (in French). 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
- ↑ "Les anciens présidents de l'Assemblée nationale" [Former Presidents of the National Assembly] (in French). Senegalese government website. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
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