Madior Diouf
Madior Diouf | |
|---|---|
 Diouf in 2008 | |
| Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office 3 April 2000 – 4 March 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 Fimela, French Senegal, French West Africa |
| Died | (aged 85) Dakar, Senegal |
| Political party | RND |
| Occupation | Academic |
Madior Diouf (1939 – 23 January 2025) was a Senegalese politician of the National Democratic Rally (RND).[1]
Life and career
Born in Fimela in 1939, Diouf worked as a professor of literature at Cheikh Anta Diop University. Under the second government of Prime Minister Moustapha Niasse, he served as Minister of Higher Education.[2] He was also the RND candidate in the 1993 Senegalese presidential election, earning 0.97% of the vote.[3]
Diouf died in Dakar on 23 January 2025, at the age of 85.[4]
Publications
- Comprendre Véhi-Ciosane et le Mandat d'Ousmane Sembène (1986)
- Critique d'une œuvre: Nini, mulâtresse du Sénégal, d'Abdoulaye Sadji (1990)
- La civilisation Sereer (1990)
- La personnalité Sereer à travers les âges : La civilisation Sereer d'hier à demain (1991)
References
- ^ "Une grande figure politique et intellectuelle s'éteint". EnQuete+ (in French). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Gouvernements du Sénégal de 1957 à 2007" (PDF). Cheikh Anta Diop University (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "21 February 1993 Presidential Election". African Elections Database.
- ^ "Décès de M. Madior DIOUF, ancien Ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur du Sénégal". Conseil africain et malgache pour l'enseignement supérieur (in French). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.