Marie Khone Faye Explained

Marie Khone Faye
Office:First Lady of Senegal
Term Label:Assumed role
Term Start:2 April 2024
Alongside:Absa Faye
President:Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Predecessor:Marieme Faye Sall
Spouse:Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Children:4

Marie Khone Faye is the first wife of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, co-wife of Absa Faye, and First Lady of Senegal.

Early life and education

Marie Khone Faye is the oldest child of a family of seven children.[1] Her father, Mbaye Faye, is a retired teacher in Ndiaganiao and her mother, Coumba Faye, is a stay-at-home mother. She did elementary studies at the Marie Béatrice School of the Catholic Mission. She holds a baccalaureat from the Abdoulaye Sadji High School in Rufisque, a degree from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and a master's degree in Banking and Insurance from the Higher Institute of Management in Dakar.

Regarding her marriage, her father said:[2]

"One day, Bassirou came here to tell me that he wanted to get married. My response was: Well, do you want me to go and ask for a girl's hand in your name? He tells me no. My wife doesn't leave this house. I ask him again. But who is this one? He said to me: Marie Khone, your daughter."

Career

In 2015 and 2016, Marie Khone Faye worked at a microfinancing institution.[3]

First Lady of Senegal

She became First Lady, at the same time as her co-wife Absa Faye, at the investiture of their husband Bassirou Diomaye Faye.[4]

Personal life

Marie and her husband, Faye have four children, three boys and one girl.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: rédaction . La . 2024-03-29 . Marie Khone Faye, une des épouses de Diomaye Faye . 2024-04-01 . fr-FR.
  2. Web site: Diallo . Babou . Bassirou Diomaye Faye : ses deux épouses Marie Khone et Absa Faye . 2024-04-01 . PresseAfrik.com, Premier journal en ligne au Sénégal et en Afrique de l'ouest . fr.
  3. Web site: 2024-04-01 . FR . Koaci . Sénégal : Bassirou Faye à la porte de la présidence, ses deux épouses présentées à la presse . Koaci.
  4. Web site: 2024-03-29 . Sénégal : ces Premières Dames qui ont marqué la vie sociopolitique du pays . 2024-04-02 . BBC News Afrique . fr.
  5. Web site: AFP . 2024-04-01 . Situation inédite au Sénégal, deux Premières dames au palais présidentiel : Actualités - Orange . 2024-04-01 . Orange Actualités . fr.
  6. Web site: 25 March 2024 . Sénégal : Découvrez les deux femmes de Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Marie Khone et Absa Faye . 6 April 2024 . NetAfrique.net . netafrique.net.