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Marie Khone Faye

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Marie Khone Faye
First Lady of Senegal
Assumed role
2 April 2024
Serving with Absa Faye
PresidentBassirou Diomaye Faye
Preceded byMarieme Faye Sall
Personal details
SpouseBassirou Diomaye Faye
Children4

Marie Khone Faye is the first wife of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, co-wife of Absa Faye, and First Lady of Senegal.

Early life and education

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Marie Khone Faye is the oldest child of a family of seven children.[1] Her father, Mbaye Faye, is a retired teacher in Ndiaganiao and her mother, Coumba Faye, is a stay-at-home mother. She did elementary studies at the Marie Béatrice School of the Catholic Mission. She holds a baccalaureat from the Abdoulaye Sadji High School in Rufisque, a degree from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and a master's degree in Banking and Insurance from the Higher Institute of Management in Dakar.

Regarding her marriage, her father said:[2]

"One day, Bassirou came here to tell me that he wanted to get married. My response was: Well, do you want me to go and ask for a girl's hand in your name? He tells me no. My wife doesn't leave this house. I ask him again. But who is this one? He said to me: Marie Khone, your daughter."

Career

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In 2015 and 2016, Marie Khone Faye worked at a microfinancing institution.[3]

First Lady of Senegal

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She became First Lady, at the same time as her co-wife Absa Faye, at the investiture of their husband Bassirou Diomaye Faye.[4]

Personal life

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Marie and her husband, Faye have four children, three boys and one girl.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ rédaction, La (2024-03-29). "Marie Khone Faye, une des épouses de Diomaye Faye" (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ Diallo, Babou. "Bassirou Diomaye Faye : ses deux épouses Marie Khone et Absa Faye". PresseAfrik.com, Premier journal en ligne au Sénégal et en Afrique de l'ouest (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ Koaci. "Sénégal : Bassirou Faye à la porte de la présidence, ses deux épouses présentées à la presse". Koaci (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "Sénégal : ces Premières Dames qui ont marqué la vie sociopolitique du pays". BBC News Afrique (in French). 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ^ AFP (2024-04-01). "Situation inédite au Sénégal, deux Premières dames au palais présidentiel : Actualités - Orange". Orange Actualités (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ^ "Sénégal : Découvrez les deux femmes de Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Marie Khone et Absa Faye". NetAfrique.net. netafrique.net. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.