Khalifa Sall

Khalifa Ababacar Sall (born 1 January 1956) is a Senegalese politician. He is a former government minister and a former mayor of

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

. Sall became involved in political activism at the age of 11. He was a long-time member of the

Socialist Party of Senegal The Socialist Party of Senegal (, PS) is a political party in Senegal . It was the ruling party in Senegal from independence in 1960 until 2000. In 2000, the party's candidate and previous incumbent president, Abdou Diof, was defeated by the le ...

. He was elected municipal councilor, and later a member of the

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. During

Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf ( ; Serer: ; born 7 September 1935)Biography at Socialist Party website

's presidency, he served as a minister. Sall was elected mayor of
Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...
in 2009, then was re-elected, serving until 2018. He was expelled from the Socialist Party of Senegal in 2017. In March 2017, he was arrested due to being suspected of embezzling 1.8 billion
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s ($3 million). In 2018, he was given a five year prison sentence and was removed from his position as mayor by president
Macky Sall Macky Sall (, , ; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who served as the fourth president of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. He previously served as the eighth Prime Minister of Senegal, prime minister from 2004 to 2007, under President ...
(no relation). Macky Sall pardoned him in 2019. He was the leader of
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in the
2022 Senegalese parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 31 July 2022 to elect the 165 members of the National Assembly (Senegal), National Assembly. President Macky Sall's Benno Bokk Yakaar, United in Hope coalition remained the largest bloc in the Natio ...
, and was a candidate for
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in the
2024 Senegalese presidential election Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 24 March 2024. Incumbent president Macky Sall was ineligible to pursue a third term due to term limits in the Constitution of Senegal. The elections were originally scheduled for 25 February, but w ...
. He is unrelated to
Macky Sall Macky Sall (, , ; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who served as the fourth president of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. He previously served as the eighth Prime Minister of Senegal, prime minister from 2004 to 2007, under President ...
, the country’s former president.

References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sall, Khalifa 21st-century mayors of places in Senegal Living people 1956 births Mayors of Dakar Socialist Party of Senegal politicians Trade ministers of Senegal Members of the National Assembly (Senegal)