Amadou Ba

Amadou Ba
Ba in 2023
Prime Minister of Senegal
In office
17 September 2022 – 6 March 2024
PresidentMacky Sall
Preceded byMahammed Dionne (2019)
Succeeded bySidiki Kaba
Foreign Minister of Senegal
In office
5 April 2019 – 1 November 2020
PresidentMacky Sall
Prime MinisterMohammed Dionne
Preceded bySidiki Kaba
Succeeded byAissata Tall Sall
Minister of Finance and Economy
In office
2 September 2013 – 5 April 2019
PresidentMacky Sall
Prime MinisterAminata Touré
Mohammed Dionne
Preceded byAmadou Kane
Succeeded byAbdoulaye Daouda Diallo
Personal details
Born (1961-05-17) 17 May 1961 (age 63)
Dakar, Senegal
Political partyAlliance for the Republic

Amadou Ba (born 17 May 1961) is a Senegalese politician who served as Prime Minister of Senegal from 17 September 2022 to 6 March 2024. He also served as the Foreign Minister of Senegal from 2019 to 2020. He was Minister of Finance and Economy from 2013–2019. Ba lost in the 2024 Senegalese presidential election against PASTEF tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Faye replaced him with the leader of PASTEF, Ousmane Sonko.

Ba was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2011,[1] 2012 and 2013.[2]

  1. ^ "Africa: Amadou Mahtar Ba Named to 'Most Influential' List". allAfrica.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ Gundan, Farai. "The 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa 2014". Forbes. Retrieved 6 January 2021.