Serigne Mountakha Mbacké Explained

Serigne Mountakha Mbacké
Office:Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood
Term Start:January 2018
Predecessor:Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké
Birth Date:1930
Birth Place:Senegal

Serigne Mountakha Mbacké (born 1930) is the current, and eighth, Caliph of the Mouride brotherhood, a large Sufi order based in Senegal. He assumed office in January 2018 after the death of the seventh Caliph, Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké.[1] [2] He is the oldest grandson of the founder of the brotherhood, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba, who died in 1927, and the son of Serigne Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké ibn Khadim Rassoul.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Décès du khalife des mourides, Serigne Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké . . 2018-01-10 . 2018-02-01.
  2. News: Serigne Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké repose désormais à Gouye Mbind . . 2018-01-10 . 2018-02-01.
  3. https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/01/11/qui-est-serigne-mountakha-bassirou-nouveau-calife-des-mourides-du-senegal_5240601_3212.html Qui est Serigne Mountakha Bassirou, nouveau calife général des mourides du Sénégal?