Abdoul Mbaye is a

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

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and

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who was Prime Minister of Senegal from April 2012 until September 2013. He is a technocrat who was appointed prime minister by President

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 ...

following the latter's win in the

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Early life

Abdoul Aziz Mbaye is born on was born on 13 April 1953, 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 ...

. He is the son of judge Keba Mbaye, dead in 2007, who was the first president of the Supreme Court of

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

, president of the Constitutional Council, a member of the

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and of the

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. Abdoul Mbaye is the eldest in a family of three brothers and five sisters, including Cheikh Tidiane Mbaye, CEO of Sonatel. Abdoul Mbaye studied in Senegal at the

University of Dakar 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 Cheik ...

and at France's HEC Paris and

Paris-Sorbonne University Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; french: Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV) was a public research university in Paris, France, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the Universit ...

. He is also a graduate of

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 ...

Banking career

In 1976 he joined the

Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

as an economist in the research department, before becoming the

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's Director of the Division of Planning in 1981. He also worked in Ivory Coast at some point. He then took over as CEO of Banque de l’Habitat du Sénégal in 1982. In 1990 he was a part of the restructuring team for BIAO-Sénégal, then becoming CEO of the re-modeled Compagnie Bancaire de l'Afrique Occidentale, where the bank initiated the first company leasing in Senegal and started the first investment fund in west Africa. He was also the president of the Federation of Associations of Banks and Financial Institutions of the West African Economic and Monetary Union and the Senegalese Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions and the head of Attijari Bank Senegal (majority owned by Attijariwafa), which he acquired as the head of a consortium to turn around the ailing bank. He also worked with the IMF in developing regulations for investment funds in west Africa. At the African Finance and Investment Group, he was an administrator.

Prime Minister

On 3 April 2012, he was appointed Prime Minister of Senegal by the newly elected President

. He formally took over the office from the outgoing Prime Minister, Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, on 5 April 2012.

Cabinet

The composition of a 25-member government headed by Mbaye was announced in the late hours of 4 April. The government consists of the opposition parties who supported Sall in the election which each got two portfolios:

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, the Alliance of the Forces of Progress of

Moustapha Niasse Moustapha Niasse (born November 4, 1939
.) is a

and the

Rewmi Rewmi ( in Wolof""For ...

party of

Idrissa Seck Idrissa Seck (born August 9, 1959) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to July 2004. He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and was considered a protégé of President Abdoulay ...

. * Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Alioune Badara Cissé * Ministry of Interior: Mbaye Ndiaye * Ministry of Health of Social Action: Eva Marie Coll Seck * Ministry of Defense: Augustin Tine * Ministry of Justice:

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* Ministry of Finance and the Economy: Amadou Kane * Ministry of Culture and Tourism:

Youssou Ndour Youssou N'Dour (, wo, Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine describe ...

* Ministry of Woman, Children and Female Entrepreneurship: Mariama Sarr * Ministry of National Education: Ibrahima Sall * Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment: Benoît Sambou * Ministry of Regional Planning and Local Government: Cheikh Bamba Dièye * Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts: Mata Sy Diallo * Ministry of Livestock:

Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye is a Senegalese politician. In 2012, she was appointed Minister of Livestock and Animal Production in the government of Prime Minister Abdou Mbaye and from 2014 under the government of Prime Minister Mahammad Boun Abdallah ...

* Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs:

Pape Diouf Mababa Diouf, known as Papa Diouf or Pape Diouf (18 December 1951 – 31 March 2020) was a Franco-Senegalese football personality who was a sports journalist, agent for football players, and later president of Olympique de Marseille from ...

* Ministry of Infrastructure of Transport: Mor Ngom * Ministry of Energy and Mines: Aly Ngouille Ndiaye * Ministry of Youth, Training and Employment: Aly Koto Ndiaye * Ministry of Sports: El Hadji Malick Gackou * Ministry of Urban Development and Housing: Khoudia Mbaye * Ministry of Higher Education and Research and spokesman for the government: Serigne Mbaye Thiam * Ministry of Ecology and Nature Protection:

Haïdar El Ali Haidar el Ali is a Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈� ...

* Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Relations with Institutions: Mansour Sy * Ministry of Water and Sanitation: Oumar Guèye * Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Communication: Abou Lô * Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance for the Budget:

Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbdu-llahi''; ''servant of God''), given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include: Gi ...

References

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