Mamadou Moustapha Ba (6 August 1965 – 4 November 2024) was a Senegalese politician of the Alliance for the Republic (APR).[1] He served as Minister of the Economy and Finance in the first and second governments of Prime Minister Amadou Ba.

Mamadou Moustapha Ba
Ba in 2022
Minister of the Economy and Finance
In office
17 September 2022 – 6 March 2024
Preceded byAbdoulaye Daouda Diallo [fr]
Succeeded byCheikh Diba
Personal details
Born6 August 1965
Nioro du Rip, Senegal
Died4 November 2024(2024-11-04) (aged 59)
Political partyAPR
EducationÉcole nationale d'économie appliquée [fr]
University of Antwerp

Biography

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Born in Nioro du Rip on 6 August 1965, Ba attended secondary school at the Prytanée militaire de Saint-Louis in Dakar. He then studied at the École nationale d'économie appliquée [fr] and the University of Antwerp. In 1992, he began working for the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.[2] On 17 September 2022, he was named executive of the ministry, replacing Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo [fr].[3]

Ba died on 4 November 2024, at the age of 59 following a short illness.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nécrologie : l'ancien ministre des finances et du budget, Mamadou Moustapha Bâ, vient de tirer sa révérence, à l'âge de 59 ans". Sud Quotidien (in French). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Mamadou Moustapha BA". Ministry of the Economy and Finance (in French). Archived from the original on 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Sénégal/ Remaniement ministériel: Voici la composition du nouveau gouvernement". Dakaractu (in French). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Sénégal: décès de Mamadou Moustapha Ba, ex-ministre des Finances". Apanews.net (in French). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.