Mahammed Dionne

Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne (born 22 September 1959) is a Senegalese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Senegal from 2014 to 2019. He is the third prime minister appointed by President Macky Sall. Dionne served at the Central Bank of West African States, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (ONUDI),[1] and as the President's adviser[2] before his appointment as prime minister. He is a computer engineer by training.[1]

Mahammed Dionne
Prime Minister of Senegal
In office 6 July 2014 – 14 May 2019
President	Macky Sall
Preceded by	Aminata Touré
Succeeded by	None (office abolished)
Personal details
Born	22 September 1959 Gossas, French West Africa (now Senegal)
Political party	Alliance for the Republic
Alma mater	National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts Pierre Mendès-France University

Early life

Dionne was born on 22 September 1959, in Gossas. When his mother gave birth to him, she took refuge in a locality where her grandmother lived. His father worked as a police commissioner.[3]

Political career

Dionne worked as an 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.[4] He was Director of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Macky Sall 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.[5] Prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, he served from March to July 2014 as Minister for the Implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE), an economic and social development plan to make the country an emerging economy by 2035.

He headed the national candidate list of Benno Bokk Yaakaar, the coalition supporting President Sall, in the July 2017 parliamentary election.[6] Following the victory of Benno Bokk Yaakaar, President Sall reappointed Dionne as Prime Minister on 6 September 2017.[7]

Awards and honours

•  Senegal:
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (09 July 2015)
  • Officer of the National Order of the Lion

References

1. Ba, Diadie; Felix, Bate (6 July 2014). "Technocrat Mohammed Dionne named Senegal's prime minister: state tv". Reuters. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
2. "Presidential aide named Senegal's new PM". Al Jazeera. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
3. "De son enfance à sa nomination comme Pm : La face cachée de Mohammad Dionne" (in French). Dakar Actu. 10 November 2014.
4. "Mohamed Dionne, l'homme de confiance du Président Macky Sall" (in French). VIP Peoples.net. 7 July 2014.
5. Benjamin Roger, "Sénégal : Mahammed Dionne, le parcours sans-faute de l’homme du président", Jeune Afrique, 13 September 2017 (in French).
6. "Législatives : Les listes de Benno Bokk Yaakaar", Seneweb, 10 June 2017 (in French).
7. "Sénégal : Macky Sall reconduit son Premier ministre", Jeune Afrique, 6 September 2017 (in French).