Marie Khone Faye | |
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First Lady of Senegal | |
Assumed role 2 April 2024 ServingwithAbsa Faye | |
President | Bassirou Diomaye Faye |
Preceded by | Marieme Faye Sall |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Bassirou Diomaye Faye |
Children | Four |
Marie Khone Faye is the first wife of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye,co-wife of Absa Faye,and First Lady of Senegal.
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."
In 2015 and 2016,Marie Khone Faye worked at a microfinancing institution. [3]
She became First Lady,at the same time as her co-wife Absa Faye,at the investiture of their husband Bassirou Diomaye Faye. [4]
Marie and her husband,Faye have four children,three boys and one girl. [5] [6]
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