Senegalese politician Macky Sall has served as the country’s president since April 2012. In February 2019, he won reelection as president in the first round of voting. Sall served as Senegal’s prime minister under President Abdoulaye Wade from July 2004 to June 2007 and as the National Assembly’s president from June 2007 to November 2008. From 2002 to 2008, and again from 2009 to 2012, he served as the mayor of Fatick. Sall has been a part of the Senegalese Democratic Party for a while.
He was ousted from his position as President of the National Parliament in November 2008 after having a disagreement with Wade; as a result, he started his own party, the Alliance for the Republic (APR), and joined the opposition. After coming in second place in the first round of the 2012 presidential election, he gained the support of other opposition candidates and defeated Wade on March 25, 2012, in the second round of voting. He is the first president to be born in Senegal since its separation from France.
Early life
Sall was one of five children born to Coumba Thimbo, a peanut vendor, and Amadou Abdoul Sall, a state employee who later worked as a caretaker. He was nurtured from the age of two to five in Mboro, Fatick, and Futa Tooro.
Sall’s father was a Socialist Party of Senegal (PS) supporter, but in Kaolack High School, Sall joined the Maoists with his brother-in-assistance. law’s He was active in Landing Savané’s And-Jf Marxist-Leninist movement while attending the University of Dakar. He quickly left And-Jf since he did not agree with the movement’s philosophies or Savané’s boycott of the PS in the 1983 election, in which Sall cast his ballot for the liberal Abdoulaye Wade, as he also did in 1988.
Sall received his geological engineering training at the Institute of Earth Sciences (IST) of the University of Dakar and afterward at the National College of Petrol and Engines (ENSPM) of the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP) in Paris. As a geologist and geological engineer, he belongs to several national and international organizations.
In 1992, when she was a high school student in the city of Diourbel, he met his future wife Mariéme Faye Sall.
Early political career
In the late 1980s, Sall joined Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS).
In 1998, he was appointed PDS National Secretary in charge of Mines and Industry and later served as Secretary-General of the PDS Regional Convention in Fatick. He participated extensively in the “Sopi” campaign, which helped Wade win the 2000 presidential election in Senegal.
From 6 April 2000 until 12 May 2003, he served as President Abdoulaye Wade’s Special Adviser for Energy and Mines. From 13 December 2000 to 5 July 2001, he served as Director-General of the Petroleum Corporation of Senegal (Société des Pétroles du Sénégal, PETROSEN). On May 12, 2001, he was appointed Minister of Mines, Energy, and Hydraulics, taking Abdoulaye Bathily’s place who had been named Vice-President of the National Assembly. On November 6, 2002, Sall received a promotion to the position of Minister of State while keeping his current position. On June 1, 2002, he was was elected mayor of Fatick.
Sall became the Government Spokesperson and Minister of State for the Interior and Local Communities on August 27, 2003, replacing his previous title of Minister of State for Mines, Energy, and Hydraulics.
Macky Sall’s Premiership
President Wade fired Idrissa Seck as prime minister on July 21, 2004, and Macky Sall was subsequently named as a replacement. Sall was appointed vice president of the PDS Steering Committee on July 25, 2004. Although Sall wasn’t well-known at the time of his appointment, his first speech on general policy left a lasting effect.
Sall oversaw Wade’s re-election campaign in the presidential election of February 2007, which Wade won after securing a majority in the first round. Sall offered his resignation on April 10 after Wade was sworn in, and he was promptly appointed again with the same cabinet. The longest-serving prime minister under Wade was Sall, who held office until June 19, 2007. He implemented various presidential programs throughout his administration, including the development of the Blaise Diagne International Airport and the Corniche de Dakar road, both of which his predecessor had ignored.
President of the National Assembly
Sall was chosen for the National Assembly as a candidate on the Coalition’s national list in the legislative elections of June 2007. Wade replaced Sall, who had abruptly resigned along with his administration and then lost the election, as prime minister on June 19 after the election. Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré is a Minister Delegate for the Budget. Sall expressed his pride in his accomplishments as prime minister.
One day later, on June 20, 2007, Sall earned 143 votes from the 146 present deputies but was not chosen as the President of the National Assembly. Later in 2007, Sall asked Wade’s son Karim, the head of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) National Agency, to testify before the National Assembly about building sites in Dakar for the OIC Summit scheduled to take place there in March 2008. This sparked a fight between Sall and Wade. Wade and his supporters in the PDS resented Sall for what they saw as an attempt to undermine Karim’s authority and perhaps sway the upcoming presidential succession in his favor.
The PDS Steering Committee decided to submit a bill to the National Assembly in November 2007 that would shorten the term of the President of the National Assembly from five years to one year and abolish Sall’s position as Deputy Secretary-General, which had previously been the second-most powerful position in the party. Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké begged Wade to pardon Sall when Serigne Saliou Mbacké, the religious head of the Mourides, passed away in late December 2007. Wade subsequently met with Sall, and the two were claimed to have reconciled in early January 2008.
Sall and the PDS leadership were still at disagreement in 2008. A PDS deputy introduced a measure in September 2008 that would have cut the President of the National Assembly’s tenure to one year. Later that month, Sall was summoned to testify before the PDS Disciplinary Committee, however, he chose not to. Sall was accused of causing division within the party on this occasion, and he was also charged with “acts intended at degrading the reputation of the party and nation,” including his trips to the French Senate and the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Sall’s political adviser criticized the decision to penalize Sall in a statement, calling it an “attempt at political liquidation”.
The National Assembly agreed on October 13 to shorten the President of the National Assembly’s tenure to one year, and President Wade accepted this on October 21. On November 9, 2008, the National Assembly decided to remove Sall as President of the National Assembly, despite Sall’s tenacious efforts to keep that office. 111 votes in favor and 22 votes against his dismissal were cast. Sall swiftly declared that he was leaving the PDS; as a result, he would no longer hold the positions of the mayor of Fatick, member of the municipal council for Fatick, and member of the National Parliament. In addition, he declared that he would find a new party.
Macky Sall In opposition
On December 1st, 2008, Sall established his own party, the Alliance for the Republic-Yaakaar (APR). On January 26, 2009, the Interior Ministry charged Sall with money laundering; Sall refuted the charge and said the political motivation was behind it. Due to a lack of evidence, it was decided to drop the case against Sall in late February 2009.
Sall was re-elected as mayor of Fatick in April 2009 following the municipal elections there in March 2009. Among the 45 municipal council members present, he earned 44 votes; the five council members of the Sopi Coalition were not present. The APR also won the same municipal elections in the city of Gossas, twelve districts in the nation’s north, and three districts in the south.
Sall traveled in Senegal and spoke with members of the Senegalese expat community in preparation for his 2012 presidential run. As a consultant, he hired Jean-Pierre Pierre-Bloch, a former member of the French National Assembly and Wade’s close friend. He was the clear favorite to win the president in Dakar and the surrounding area, according to a survey from 2010.
Personal life
Three children—two sons and a daughter—were born to Sall and Marième Faye Sall.
Sall is a polyglot, speaking five languages, including two European languages and three native ones (Pulaar, Wolof, and Serer) (French and English).
Presidency
President Wade fired Idrissa Seck as prime minister on July 21, 2004, and Macky Sall was subsequently named as a replacement. Sall was appointed vice president of the PDS Steering Committee on July 25, 2004. Although Sall wasn’t well-known at the time of his appointment, his first speech on general policy left a lasting effect.
Sall oversaw Wade’s re-election campaign in the presidential election of February 2007, which Wade won after securing a majority in the first round. Sall offered his resignation on April 10 after Wade was sworn in, and he was promptly appointed again with the same cabinet. The longest-serving prime minister under Wade was Sall, who held office until June 19, 2007. He implemented various presidential programs throughout his administration, including the development of the Blaise Diagne International Airport and the Corniche de Dakar road, both of which his predecessor had ignored.
Macky Sall As President of the National Assembly
Sall was chosen for the National Assembly as a candidate on the Coalition’s national list in the legislative elections of June 2007. Wade replaced Sall, who had abruptly resigned along with his administration and then lost the election, as prime minister on June 19 after the election. Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré is a Minister Delegate for the Budget. Sall expressed his pride in his accomplishments as prime minister.
One day later, on June 20, 2007, Sall earned 143 votes from the 146 present deputies but was not chosen as the President of the National Assembly. Later in 2007, Sall asked Wade’s son Karim, the head of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) National Agency, to testify before the National Assembly about building sites in Dakar for the OIC Summit scheduled to take place there in March 2008. This sparked a fight between Sall and Wade. Wade and his supporters in the PDS resented Sall for what they saw as an attempt to undermine Karim’s authority and perhaps sway the upcoming presidential succession in his favor.
During June 2007, par In November 2007, the PDS Steering Committee made the decision to submit a bill to the National Assembly that would abolish Sall’s position as Deputy Secretary-General, which had previously been the second-most powerful position in the party, and reduce the five-year term of the National Assembly President to one year. In late December 2007, Serigne Saliou Mbacké, the spiritual leader of the Mourides, passed away. Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké implored Wade to forgive Sall. Sall and Wade later met, and it was reported that they had reunited in early January 2008. Sall, a candidate on the Coalition’s national ticket, was chosen for the National Assembly at the parliamentary election.
Wade replaced Sall, who had abruptly resigned along with his administration and then lost the election, as prime minister on June 19 after the election. Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré is a Minister Delegate for the Budget. Sall expressed his pride in his accomplishments as prime minister.
Sall and the PDS leadership were still in disagreement in 2008. A PDS deputy introduced a measure in September 2008 that would have cut the President of the National Assembly’s tenure to one year. Later that month, Sall was summoned to testify before the PDS Disciplinary Committee, however, he chose not to. Sall was accused of causing division within the party on this occasion, and he was also charged with “acts intended at degrading the reputation of the party and nation,” including his trips to the French Senate and the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Sall’s political adviser criticized the decision to penalize Sall in a statement, calling it an “attempt at political liquidation”.
The National Assembly agreed on October 13 to shorten the President of the National Assembly’s tenure to one year, and President Wade accepted this on October 21. On November 9, 2008, the National Assembly decided to remove Sall as President of the National Assembly, despite Sall’s tenacious efforts to keep that office. 111 votes in favor and 22 votes against his dismissal were cast. Sall swiftly declared that he was leaving the PDS; as a result, he would no longer hold the positions of the mayor of Fatick, member of the municipal council for Fatick, and member of the National Parliament. In addition, he declared that he would find a new party.
On November 16, 2008, Mamadou Seck was chosen to succeed Sall as the head of the National Assembly.
In opposition
On December 1st, 2008, Sall established his own party, the Alliance for the Republic-Yaakaar (APR). On January 26, 2009, the Interior Ministry charged Sall with money laundering; Sall refuted the charge and said political motivation was behind it. Due to a lack of evidence, it was decided to drop the case against Sall in late February 2009.
Sall was re-elected as mayor of Fatick in April 2009 following the municipal elections there in March 2009. Among the 45 municipal council members present, he earned 44 votes; the five council members of the Sopi Coalition were not present. The APR also won the same municipal elections in the city of Gossas, twelve districts in the nation’s north, and three districts in the south.
Sall traveled in Senegal and spoke with members of the Senegalese expat community in preparation for his 2012 presidential run. As a consultant, he hired Jean-Pierre Pierre-Bloch, a former member of the French National Assembly and Wade’s close friend. He was the clear favorite to win the president in Dakar and the surrounding area, according to a survey from 2010.
