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Khalifa Ababacar Sall (born 1 January 1956) is a Senegalese politician. He is a former government minister and a former mayor of Dakar. [1]
Sall became involved in political activism at the age of 11. He was a long-time member of the Socialist Party of Senegal. He was elected municipal councilor, and later a member of the National Assembly. During Abdou Diouf's presidency, he served as a minister. Sall was elected mayor of Dakar in 2009, then was re-elected, serving until 2018. [2] [3] He was expelled from the Socialist Party of Senegal in 2017. [3] In March 2017, he was arrested due to being suspected of embezzling 1.8 billion CFA francs ($3 million). [4] In 2018, he was given a five year prison sentence and was removed from his position as mayor by president Macky Sall (no relation). [4] Macky Sall pardoned him in 2019. [4] He was the leader of Manko Taxawu Sénégal in the 2022 Senegalese parliamentary election, and was a candidate for President of Senegal in the 2024 Senegalese presidential election. [3]
He is unrelated to Macky Sall, the country’s former president. [4]
