Mamadou Moustapha Ba Explained

Mamadou Moustapha Ba
Birth Date:1965 8, df=y
Birth Place:Nioro du Rip, Senegal
Nationality:Senegalese
Education:
University of Antwerp
Party:APR
Office:Minister of the Economy and Finance
Term Start:17 September 2022
Term End:6 March 2024
Successor:Cheikh Diba

Mamadou Moustapha Ba (6 August 1965 – 4 November 2024) was a Senegalese politician of the Alliance for the Republic (APR).[1] He served as Minister of the Economy and Finance in the first and second governments of Prime Minister Amadou Ba.

Life and career

Born in Nioro du Rip on 6 August 1965, Ba attended secondary school at the Prytanée militaire de Saint-Louis in Dakar. He then studied at the and the University of Antwerp. In 1992, he began working for the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.[2] On 17 September 2022, he was named executive of the ministry, replacing .[3]

Ba died following a short illness on 4 November 2024, at the age of 59.[4] the Senegalese justice system ordered the postponement of his burial, citing a suspicious death. Ba death certificate was issued in France, having died in France.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 4 November 2024. Nécrologie : l'ancien ministre des finances et du budget, Mamadou Moustapha Bâ, vient de tirer sa révérence, à l'âge de 59 ans. French. Sud Quotidien. 5 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Mamadou Moustapha BA. Ministry of the Economy and Finance. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20240112083157/https://www.finances.gouv.sn/ministere/le-ministre/. 12 January 2024.
  3. News: 11 October 2023. Sénégal/ Remaniement ministériel: Voici la composition du nouveau gouvernement. French. Dakaractu. 5 November 2024.
  4. News: 4 November 2024. Sénégal: décès de Mamadou Moustapha Ba, ex-ministre des Finances. French. Apanews.net. 5 November 2024.
  5. News: 11 November 2024. La justice sénégalaise fait reporter l'inhumation de Ba, évoquant une mort suspecte. The Senegalese justice system postponed the burial of Ba, citing a suspicious death . French. Jeune Afrique. 11 November 2024.