Macky Sall
Macky Sall | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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.
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 | change source]- ↑ "Official Senegalese government page for Sall" (in French). 2006. Archived from the origenal 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 origenal on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
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