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Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Politician

Bassirou Diomaye Faye is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Bassirou Diomaye Faye · Μπασιρού Ντιομαγιέ Φαγιέ · Бассиру Диомай Фай · Бассіру Діомай Діохар Фай · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Bassirou Faye · Diomaye Faye · Бассиру Диомай Диахар Фай · Діомай Фай · Діомайє Файе · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	BDF · Діомай · ジョマイ・ファイ				[sources]
Birth date	1980-03-25				[sources]
Place of birth	N’Diaganiao				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Senegal				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Bassirou · Diomaye				[sources]
Last name	Faye				[sources]
Political association	African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity				[sources]
Title	Son Excellence				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q124382437				[sources]
Position	President · President of Senegal (2024-) · Président de la République du Sénégal				[sources]
Education	National School of Administration of Senegal · Université Cheikh Anta Diop				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-28	Last processed	2026-02-28	First seen	2024-03-30

Descriptions

President of Senegal since 2024

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-04-12

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President	-	-
President

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Marie Khone Faye Politician	spouse	-	-

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UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

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US CIA World Leaders10,958

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government873

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,188

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-senegal-bassirou-diomaye-faye-president · unprot-4fbebbc14c18cb8c35b8fa30d0f3092b9e6483be · unprot-cfe7f93fffecac70629117d2fccd1bae4fcdb872 · unprot-034058f443f1c1020b771242e205be5bb001f532

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