Babacar Ba (June 14, 1930 – December 13, 2006) was a Senegalese politician from Kaolack. He served as Minister of Finance and Economy from 1971 to 1978,[1] when Ousmane Seck took office. Ba was named Foreign Minister of Senegal. He stepped down as from the foreign ministry later that same year, and was succeeded by Moustapha Niasse.