West Africa
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...
among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name
Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...
. In Francophone countries, the name is sometimes uses as a slur towards people of African descent.
Academics
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Mamadou Diouf (historian)
Mamadou Diouf is the Leitner Family Professor of African Studies, the Director of Institute for African Studies, and a professor of Western African history at Columbia University.
He also serves as director of the Institute of African Studies at ...
, Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University
* Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire
* Mamadou Blaise Sangaré (born 1954), Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention
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Mamadou Boye Bah
Mamadou Boye Bah (1 April 1930 – 26 May 2009) was a Guinean political figure and economist and was one of the leading opponents of the presidents Sékou Touré and Lansana Conté.
Bah had originally worked in the Touré government in the early 1 ...
(1930-2009), Guinean economist and politician
* Mamadou Kamara Dékamo (born 1949), Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat
* Mamadou Dembelé (1934-2016), Malian politician
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Mamadou Dia
Mamadou Dia (18 July 1910 – 25 January 2009) was a Senegalese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957 until 1962, when he was forced to resign and was subsequently imprisoned amidst allegations that he was p ...
(1910-2009), Senegalese politician, former prime minister
* Mamadou Diop (politician) (1936-2018), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
* Mamadou Koulibaly (born 1957), Ivorian politician
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Mamadou Lamine Loum
Mamadou Lamine Loum (Arabic: محمدُ الآمين الأم; born February 3, 1952
(born 1952), Senegalese politician, former prime minister
* Mamadou Lamine Traoré (1947-2007), Malian politician
* Mamadou Maidah (1924-2005), Nigerien politician and diplomat
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Mamadou Ouédraogo
Mamadou Ouédraogo (1906 in Ouahigouya – 9 September 1978 in Ouahigouya) was a politician in the French Upper Volta.
One of the early leaders of the Voltaic Union, Ouédraogo represented Ouahigouyain in the Territorial Assembly from 1946 to 1 ...
(1906-1978), French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
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Mamadou Samba Barry
New Social Democracy (in French: ''Nouvelle Démocratie Sociale, NDS'') is a political party in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southea ...
, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
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Mamadou Seck (politician)
Mamadou Seck is a Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senega ...
(born 1947), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
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Mamadou Sylla (politician) Mamadou Sylla (born 25 January 1960) is a Guinean politician and business leader.
Born in Boké, in 1986 Sylla was one of several people given large amounts of rice by the Government to retail. Becoming wealthy, he moved to Conakry and became a s ...
(born 1960), Guinean judge and businessman
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Mamadou Tandja
Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was List of heads of state of Niger, President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 ...
(1938-2020), Nigerien politician, former president
Sports
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Mamadou Alimou Diallo
Mamadou Alimou Diallo (born 2 December 1984 in Conakry) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks d ...
(born 1984), Guinean footballer
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Mamadou Bagayoko
Mamadou Bagayoko (born 21 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he represented Mali at international level.
Club career
Bagayoko was born in Paris. His debut at senior level came in 1999 for ...
(born 1979), Malian footballer
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Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989)
Mamadou Bagayoko (born 31 December 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for Hibernians in the Maltese Premier League.
Club career
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Bagayoko began his caree ...
(born 1989), Ivorian footballer
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Mamadou Bah
Mamadou Diouldé Bah (born 25 April 1988) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Raon-l'Étape. He played for the Guinea national team from 2008 to 2012.
Club career
Born in Conakry, Bah began his career at ...
Muhammad (name)
Muhammad () is an Arabic given male name meaning 'praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the Semitic root#Triconsonantal roots, triconsonantal ...