Bassirou Diomaye Faye

ABOUT BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE

Senegalese politician who won the 2024 Senegalese presidential election in March of 2024. His victory came ten days after he was released from jail. He was awaiting trial on charges of defamation and contempt of court.

He was a tax collector. He worked for 15 years in the civil service.

He is a soccer enthusiast. During the presidential campaign, he has promised to create jobs, campaigned strongly against corruption, and vowed to reexamine energy contracts. He ran under the slogan "Diomaye mooy Ousmane", which means "Diomaye is Ousmane" in Wolof, and expressed hope that Sonko's charisma and popular appeal among Senegal's youth would boost his campaign. Faye's program is similar with Sonko's for 2019. During the campaign, Faye released a declaration of his assets and called on other candidates to follow suit.

He had two wives, Marie Khone Faye and Absa Faye. He and Marie Khone Faye have three sons and a daughter.

He and Abdoulaye Wade both won the Senegalese presidential election.