Ibrahima Fall.
Ibrahima Fall (born 1942) is a
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠...
ese political leader, professor, former government minister, and Presidential candidate.
Background
Ibrahima Fall was born in 1942 in
Tivaouane
Tivaouane or Tivawan ( wo, Tiwaawan; french: Tivaouane) is a city located in the Thiès Region of Senegal.
History
Tivaouane was part of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor, and was at one time its capital. It was first described to Europeans in the 15th ...
, western Senegal. He is a married father of five children.
Career
After pursuing a law degree at
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 ...
in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar ...
, Fall was in named professor of international and constitutional law at UCAD in 1972. From 1975 to 1981 he was dean of the university.
In 1983, Fall was made Minister of Higher Education in the government of
Abdou Diouf, 2nd
President of Senegal. From 1984 to 1990, Fall was made
Foreign Minister of Senegal
The Foreign Minister of Senegal is a Cabinet (government), cabinet-level position in the government of the Republic of Senegal. The position was founded upon independence of Senegal from France in 1960.
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List of Foreign Ministers of Senegal
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, again under the
Senegalese Socialist Party government of Diouf.
Fall was later appointed
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
Under Secretary in charge of human rights and Director of the Center for Human Rights in
Geneva
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Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
, serving that role from 1992 to 1997. In 2002 the United Nations named Fall Special Representative to the Great Lakes Region of Africa and Undersecretary General of Political Affairs. Fall has led the drafting of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights by the
African Union, is founder of the Senegalese Association for African Unity, and is consultant to several Non Governmental Organisations.
In June 2011, Fall formally announced his candidacy for the
2012 Senegalese Presidential elections.
CANDIDATURE A LA PRESIDENTIELLE DE 2012 DU SENEGAL: Ibrahima Fall déroule sa feuille de route
. Denise ZAROUR MEDANG, Sud Quotidien 2011-06-10
References
External links
ibrahimafall.com
Official website of Ibrahima Fall's 2012 Presidential campaign.
1942 births
Living people
Cheikh Anta Diop University alumni
Foreign ministers of Senegal
Higher education ministers of Senegal
Senegalese officials of the United Nations
Socialist Party of Senegal politicians
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