Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké | |
Office: | Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood |
Term Start: | 1 July 2010 |
Term End: | 9 January 2018 |
Predecessor: | Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké |
Successor: | Serigne Mountakha Mbacké |
Birth Date: | 11 July 1924 |
Birth Place: | Mbacké Kadior, Senegal |
Death Place: | Touba, Senegal |
Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké (also spelled Serigne Sidy Muqtar Mbacke; Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké) (11 July 1924 – 9 January 2018) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the Caliph of the Mouride movement, a large Sufi order based in Senegal, from 1 July 2010 until his death on 9 January 2018.[1] [2] [3]
Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké was the son of Sheikh Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacke (1891-1936), who was the third son of Amadou Bamba.[4]
Mokhtar Mbacké became Caliph on 1 July 2010, following the death of his predecessor, Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké.[1] Mbacké was already 85 years old at the time.
Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké died on 9 January 2018, at the age of 93.[1] He had been in declining health for several months.[1] He was buried in the village of Gouye Mbind.[2]