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Thiam
Thiam is a both a surname of West African origin and an element in Chinese given names. Surname Origins and statistics As a surname, Thiam is found among the Fula people, Fula and Wolof people, Wolof people of Senegal and nearby countries, and originated from a family of goldsmiths. In the modern Fula language and Wolof language orthographies, it is spelled Caam. Thiam is one of a number of older spellings which originated during French West Africa, French colonial rule; others include Tyam, Chiam, and Cham. This surname is spelled Thiam in Senegal, and Cham in the Gambia. The surname originated from Toucouleur people, Toucouleur or Laobe people, and is found among Pulaar language speakers. It is not authentically Wolof, and only made its way to the Wolof through Wolof mixture. French government statistics show 508 people with the surname Thiam born in France from 1991 to 2000, 532 from 1981 to 1990, 196 from 1971 to 1980, and 143 in earlier time periods. The 2010 United States Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidjane Thiam
Tidjane Thiam (; born 29 July 1962) is a French and Ivorian businessman, and the executive chairman of Freedom Acquisition Corp. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Swiss bank Credit Suisse from March 2015 to February 2020. He was the chief financial officer of British banking group Prudential from 2007 to 2009, and then its CEO until 2015. In 2019, Thiam became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Born into a prominent political family in the Ivory Coast, he holds dual Ivorian and French citizenship. He studied advanced mathematics and physics in France before joining the management consultants McKinsey & Company in 1986, where he worked until 1994. From 1994 to 1999 he worked in the Ivory Coast first as chief executive of the National Bureau for Technical Studies (BNETD). Following the 1999 Ivorian coup d'état, he resumed a private sector career and rejoined McKinsey in Paris from 2000 to 2002, then worked as a senior executive for Aviva before bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awa Thiam
Awa Thiam (born 1950) is a Senegalese politician, academic, writer, and activist. She serves as Senegal's Director of the National Center for Assistance and Training of Women under the Ministry of Women and Children. She is an advocate against female genital mutilation (FGM), which she speaks on in her 1978 book '' La Parole aux négresses'' (also published in English in 1986 as ''Black Sisters, Speak Out: Feminism and Oppression in Black Africa).'' She has a body of work published internationally, in both French and English. In 1982, she founded the Commission pour l'Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles (CAMS, or Commission for the Abolition of Sexual Mutilation, in English), which fights for the abolition of FGM. Thiam is among the women featured in the anthology ''Daughters of Africa''. Career After completing early education in her home country of Senegal, Awa Thiam moved to France for higher education. While there, she earned not only a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin Thiam
Augustin Abdoulaye Thiam Houphouët (born 14 August 1952) is an Ivorian politician. Since 2011, he has been the governor of the Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. When Thiam was young, his father was government minister and the ambassador to Morocco. Thiam is also the grandnephew of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivory Coast's first president. Thiam was trained as a medical doctor at the Université de Cocody and worked in public hospitals until 1989. He moved to Paris where he worked as a journalist. He returned to Ivory Coast in 1993 after the death of Houphouët-Boigny. In 1995, Thiam was appointed as the leader of the government's committee to combat illegal drug use. In 2003, Thiam joined the Rally of the Republicans and began to oppose President Laurent Gbagbo. In 2010, he was the head of Alassane Ouattara's campaign for president in the Yamoussoukro area. In 2011, after Ouattara had won the election and succeeded Gbagbo, Thiam was appointed governor of the Yamoussoukro Autonomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdoulkader Thiam
Abdoulkader Thiam (born 3 October 1998) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Cholet. Club career In June 2021, Thiam joined Boulogne. In June 2022, he signed for Cholet Cholet (, , probably from Latin language, Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a Communes of France, commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous c .... International career Thiam was born in Mauritania, and emigrated to France at a young age. Previously a youth international for the France U16s, Thiam was called up to the Mauritania national team for a pair of friendlies in March 2018. On 24 March 2018, he made his debut for Mauritania in a 2–0 friendly win over Guinea. References External links * * * * * 1998 births Living people People from Gorgol Region Mauritanian men's footballers Mauritania men's international footballers French men's footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdoul Thiam
Abdoul Thiam (born 19 June 1976 in Berlin) is a German footballer who currently plays for Hilalspor Berlin in the 7th tier Landesliga Berlin Staffel 1. At the height of his career, Thiam played 73 games for Eintracht Braunschweig and Rot Weiss Ahlen in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball- Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below .... References * 1976 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German footballers Association football defenders 2. Bundesliga players Hertha BSC II players Eintracht Braunschweig players Rot Weiss Ahlen players SV Darmstadt 98 players Tennis Borussia Berlin players {{Germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safiatou Thiam
Safiatou Thiam is a Senegalese public health doctor, a specialist in HIV/AIDS and former Minister of Health and Disease Prevention in the government of Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré.She later became Executive Secretary of CNLS National Council against AIDS Early life She earned her doctorate degree in Public Health 1995 at Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, with a thesis titled ''Le SIDA en milieu chirurgical : Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques'' (in English: AIDS in the surgical arena: Knowledge, attitudes and practises). She completed a Master of Science degree at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp in 1997. She completed many specialist diplomas in Dakar and in France, as well as a DEA in Santé publique et pays en développement (English: Public Health and Developing Countries) at l'Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) in 2001. At the Conseil national de la lutte contre le Sida (CNLS) (in English: National Council for the Fight Against AIDS), she directs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Thiam
Habib Thiam (21 January 1933 – 26 June 2017) BBC News, 27 June 2017 . was a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Senegal on two occasions, from 1 January 1981 to 3 April 1983, and again from 8 April 1991 until 3 July 1998. He also served as President of the National Assembly from 1983 to 1984. Family He was married to[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doudou Thiam
Doudou Thiam (3 February 1926 – 6 July 1999) was a Senegalese diplomat, politician and lawyer. Thiam was the first ever foreign minister of independent Senegal (1960–1962) and the third (1962–1968). From 1970 until his death in 1999, Thiam was a member of the International Law Commission The International Law Commission (ILC) is a body of experts responsible for helping develop and codify international law. It is composed of 34 individuals recognized for their expertise and qualifications in international law, who are elected by t .... During his almost three decades of service on the Commission, Thiam served as Special Rapporteur on one of the major projects of the Commission, the Draft Code of Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind. The Commission resumed consideration of that topic, on the request of the General Assembly under Resolution 13/106 of 10 December 1981. He was appointed to that position in 1982 and served in that capacity between 1983 and 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdoulaye Thiam
Abdoulaye Thiam (born January 1, 1984) is a Senegalese sabre fencer. Thiam represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., where he competed in the men's individual sabre event, along with his teammate Mamadou Keita. He lost the first preliminary round match to U.S. fencer Jason Rogers, with a score of 10–15. References External linksProfile– FIENBC Olympics Profile 1984 births Living people Senegalese male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Senegal Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{Senegal-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assane Thiam
Assane Thiam (born 22 November 1948) is a Senegalese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1948 births Living people Senegalese men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Senegal Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Senegal-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Mbacké Thiam
Amy Mbacké Thiam (born November 10, 1976) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. Biography She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics held in Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ..., Alberta, Canada. With her 49.86 in that victory, she still holds the Senegal national record. Competition record See also * Senegal at the 2004 Summer Olympics References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiam, Amy Mbacke 1976 births Living people Senegalese female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdou Mbacke Thiam
Abdou Mbacke Thiam (born 3 February 1992) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for Maryland Bobcats in the National Independent Soccer Association The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a .... References External linksProfile at UCONN Athletics 1992 births Living people Louisville City FC players USL Championship players Senegalese men's footballers Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards UConn Huskies men's soccer players Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Dakar Forward Madison FC players USL League One players {{senegal-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
