West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...
among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...
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Academics
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Mamadou Diouf (historian)
Mamadou Diouf is the Leitner Family Professor of African Studies, the Director of Institute for African Studies, and a professor of Western African history at Columbia University.
He also serves as director of the Institute of African Studies ...
, Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University
Arts and music
* MAMADOU, Senegalese band based in the United States
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Mamadou Diabaté
Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975) is a Malian musician known for his work with the kora. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording s ...
Mamadou Blaise Sangaré
Mamadou Bakary "Blaise" Sangaré (born 16 November 1954) is a Malian politician. He is the President of the Social Democratic Convention (CDS-Mogotigiya).Mamadou Boye Bah
Mamadou Boye Bah (1 April 1930 – 26 May 2009) was a Guinean political figure and economist and was one of the leading opponents of the presidents Sékou Touré and Lansana Conté.
Bah had originally worked in the Touré government in the early 1 ...
, Guinean economist and politician
* Mamadou Kamara Dékamo, Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat
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Mamadou Dembelé Mamadou Dembelé (21 January 1934 – 9 October 2016) was a Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, J ...
, Malian politician
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Mamadou Dia
Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 – 25 January 2009) was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was p ...
, Senegalese politician, former prime minister
* Mamadou Diop (politician), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
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Mamadou Koulibaly
Mamadou Koulibaly (born 21 April 1957) is an Ivorian politician, Chairman oLIDER(Liberté et Démocratie pour la République), a classical liberal political party he founded in July 2011. Previously, he was President of the National Assembly o ...
, Ivorian politician
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Mamadou Lamine Loum
Mamadou Lamine Loum (born February 3, 1952 , Afrique-express.com .) is a , Senegalese politician, former prime minister
* Mamadou Lamine Traoré, Malian politician
* Mamadou Maidah, Nigerien politician and diplomat
* Mamadou Ouédraogo, French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
* Mamadou Samba Barry, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
* Mamadou Seck (politician), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
* Mamadou Sylla, Guinean judge and businessman
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Mamadou Tandja
Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNS ...
Mamadou Doumbia
Mamadou Doumbia (born 3 December 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Abidjan, Doumbia began his career with Académie de Sol Beni and was promoted to ASEC Mimosas in winter 1999–2000. I ...
, Ivorian footballer
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Mamadou Gueye (jumper)
Mamadou Gueye (born 15 March 1986) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the long jump and triple jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 African Games.
Competition record
Personal bests
Outdoor
*Long jump – 7.86 (Saint-Louis, SEN 2015)
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, Senegalese long and triple jumper
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Mamadou Gueye (sprinter)
Mamadou Gueye (born 1 April 1986) is a retired Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
In the 400 metres he finished sixth at the 2003 African Junior ChampionshipsMamadou N'Diaye (disambiguation), multiple people
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Mamadou Niang
Mamadou Hamidou Niang (born 13 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is t ...
, Senegalese footballer
* Mamadou Sakho, French footballer of Senegalese descent
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Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1986)
Mamadou Samassa (born 1 May 1986) is a footballer who plays as a forward and is currently a free agent. He primarily plays in the lead striker role. Born in France, he is a former French under-21 international, but switched allegiance to Mal ...
, French-born Malian international footballer also of Senegalese descent
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Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)
Mamadou Samassa (born 16 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is now a free agent.
Born in France, he represented the country at under-18, under-19, and under-20 levels, but represented Mali at full int ...
Muhammad (name)
Muhammad (), also spelled Muhammed or Muhamad or Mohammad or Mohammed or Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name literally meaning 'Praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَم ...