Amadou Mame Diop (born 18 July 1965) is a

Senegalese Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

politician and President and Speaker of the National Assembly of Senegal since 12 September 2022. He is also

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Richard-Toll (northern Senegal). He is also the Managing Director of Societe Amenagement de la Petite Cote.{{Cite web , title=Senegal's Parliament Elects New Speaker Over Bid to Block Vote , url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-12/senegal-s-parliament-elects-new-speaker-over-bid-to-block-vote?leadSource=uverify%20wall , access-date=2022-10-21 , website=Bloomberg

Education

Amadou Mame Diop holds a

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

in pharmacy from

Cheikh Anta Diop University Cheikh Anta Diop University (french: Université Cheikh Anta Diop or UCAD), also known as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, is a university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese physicist, historian and anthropologist Chei ...

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

and a DESS in pharmacy distribution and management.

Professional background

Amadou Mame Diop is a community

pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...

and pharmacy owner in the city of Richard-Toll. He was the general manager of the company for the development and promotion of the coasts and tourist areas of Senegal between 2021 and 2022.

Political background

He made his political debut in 2008 with the creation of the Alliance for the Republic by

Macky Sall Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...

. In July 2012, Amadou Mame Diop was elected deputy on the Dagana departmental list of the Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition, of which he is a member of the parliamentary group. During his tenure, he was a member of the WAEMU Interparliamentary Committee. Since July 2012, he has been mayor of the municipality of Richard-Toll. He was re-elected deputy in the legislative elections of 2022 and was elected President of the National Assembly on September 12, 2022, thus becoming the second personality of the State. His election to the presidency of the Assembly came as a surprise: the main contenders for the presidency, including

Aminata Touré Aminata Touré may refer to: * Aminata Touré (Senegalese politician) * Aminata Touré (German politician) * Aminata Touré (Guinean politician) {{hndis, Toure, Aminata ...

, head of the APR list in the legislative elections, are not retained by the coalition.

References

Senegalese politicians Presidents of the National Assembly (Senegal) 1965 births Living people