Macky Sall

Cherif Macky Sall ( born December 11, 1961 in Fatick ) is a Senegalese politician. He was elected on 25 March 2012 as the President of Senegal.

Life

Sall studied geology. He is married and has three children.

Policy

Sall began his political career in the Democratic Party of Senegal, where he rose quickly. Until 2002, he was mayor of Fatick, then Minister of Mines, Energy and Water (2001-2003) and from 2003 to 2004 Minister of the Interior. On 21 April 2004 he was appointed after the dismissal of Idrissa Seck by President Abdoulaye Wade to the Prime Minister. He held until June 19, 2007 This Office. From June 2007 to November 2008, he was President of the National Assembly of Senegal.

As President of the National Assembly Sall invited the son of the president Karim Wade to a hearing before the Parliament. Background were allegations of corruption concerning the Organization of the Islamic World Forum in Dakar by Karim Wade. Following this summons came the break between Sall and President Wade. Sall had to give up his office.

In April 2009, Sall was again mayor of Fatick. He left the Democratic Party of President Wade and joined the Alliance pour la République ( APR Yaakaar ) to.

In the presidential elections in Senegal in 2012 Sall ran for the APR Yaakaar. In the first round of voting on 26 February 2012, he received surprising 26.6 percent of the vote and thus achieved the second best result behind incumbent Abdoulaye Wade, who received 34.8 percent of the vote. In the runoff election on March 25, 2012 Sall won with 65.8 % of the vote, Wade admitted his defeat.

On September 1, 2013 Sall dismissed specify the Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye and the entire cabinet without assigning any reason therefor. The previous Minister of Justice Aminata Touré to assume the office of Prime Minister.