Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne (22 September 1959 – 5 April 2024) was a Senegalese politician who served as the

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from 2014 to 2019. He was the third prime minister appointed by

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. Dionne served at the

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, the

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(ONUDI), and as the advisor of the president, before his appointment as prime minister. He was a computer engineer by training.

Early life

Dionne was born in

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on 22 September 1959. When his mother gave birth to him, she took refuge in a locality where her grandmother lived. His father worked as a police commissioner.

Political career

Dionne worked as a computer engineer specializing in applied economics, and worked in a West African bank and as head of the Economic Office at the Senegalese Embassy in France. He was Director of the Cabinet of Prime Minister

from 2005 to 2007, and when Sall moved to the post of President of the National Assembly in 2007–2008, Dionne continued working under Sall in the same capacity. In March 2014, he was appointed to coordinate the ''Plan Sénégal Emergent'' (PSE), an economic and social development plan to make the country an emerging economy by 2035. He became the

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in July 2014. During his tenure as Prime Minister, he continued to be involved in implementing the PSE. Dionne headed the national candidate list of Benno Bokk Yaakaar, the coalition supporting President Sall, in the July 2017 parliamentary election. Following the victory of Benno Bokk Yaakaar, President Sall reappointed Dionne as Prime Minister on 6 September 2017. After the abolition of the office of Prime Minister in May 2019, he became Secretary General of the Presidency of Senegal, from 6 April 2019 to 28 October 2020.

Death

Dionne died on April 5, 2024, in

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, where he had been sent to for medical treatment after falling ill in the middle of his campaign during the 2024 Senegalese presidential election. He was 64.Sénégal : décès de M. Dionne, ex-Premier ministre qui était candidat à la présidentielle

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dionne, Mahammed 1959 births 2024 deaths Prime ministers of Senegal People from Fatick region Computer engineers Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal Conservatoire national des arts et métiers alumni