Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye

Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who became President of Senegal in April 2024. Since July 2026, he has also chaired the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

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About Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Senegal · Politician, Tax official · 3 affiliations

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Known for: Senegalese national politics; West African regional cooperation
Country: Senegal

Politician
Tax official

At a glance

Faye has served as President of Senegal since April 2, 2024.
He assumed the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on July 19, 2026.
He won Senegal's March 2024 presidential election in the first round with 54.28% of valid votes.
Before entering the presidency, he worked in Senegal's tax and state-property administration and served as secretary-general of PASTEF.

National and regional leadership

Faye took the presidential oath on April 2, 2024, after winning Senegal's March 24 election in the first round with 2,434,751 votes, or 54.28% of valid votes. On July 19, 2026, he assumed the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. That regional position is distinct from the presidency of the ECOWAS Commission.

Education and public-service background

Born on March 25, 1980, Faye studied law at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and completed training at Senegal's National School of Administration. He subsequently worked as an official or inspector in the country's tax and state-property administration before his rise in national politics.

Political rise and the 2024 election

Faye was involved in the formation and leadership of PASTEF and became its secretary-general in October 2022. He was remanded in custody on April 14, 2023, during the political and judicial crisis involving PASTEF and Ousmane Sonko, and was released on March 14, 2024, shortly before the presidential election. The available sources establish his detention and release but do not clearly document the final procedural resolution of every related allegation.

Political alignment in 2026

In July 2026, Faye launched Kiiraay–The Republican Patriots following a reported rupture with Ousmane Sonko and PASTEF. News reporting supports the launch and political split, but the available evidence does not independently establish the new party's complete legal-registration status, internal offices or membership structure, including Faye's exact formal title.

Affiliations

Republic of Senegal President of the Republic 2024-04-02–present
Economic Community of West African States Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government 2026-07-19–present
PASTEF Secretary-General 2022-10–2024

Timeline

1980-03-25 Birth of Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye.
2004 Completed a law degree at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar.
2007 Completed training at Senegal's National School of Administration before entering the tax and state-property administration.
2022-10 Became secretary-general of PASTEF.
2023-04-14 Was remanded in custody during the political and judicial crisis surrounding PASTEF and Ousmane Sonko.
2024-03-14 Was released from detention shortly before the March 2024 presidential election.
2024-03-24 Won Senegal's presidential election in the first round with 2,434,751 votes, or 54.28% of valid votes.
2024-04-02 Took the presidential oath and assumed office as President of Senegal.
2026-07-19 Assumed the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

Additional verified details

Current context

Faye is President of the Republic of Senegal. Current office status is supported by ECOWAS's July 2026 identification of Faye as President of the Republic of Senegal.
Faye holds the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. This is the chairmanship of ECOWAS's Authority of Heads of State and Government, not the presidency of the ECOWAS Commission.
Faye launched Kiiraay–The Republican Patriots in July 2026 following a reported rupture with Ousmane Sonko and PASTEF. Available reporting supports the launch and reported political split, but does not independently establish the party's complete legal-registration status, formal internal offices or membership structure.

Biographical facts

He was born on March 25, 1980.
He studied law at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and later completed training at Senegal's National School of Administration.
Before his rise in national politics, he worked as a tax official or inspector in Senegal's tax and state-property administration.
He was involved in the formation and leadership of PASTEF and served as its secretary-general from October 2022 until becoming president in 2024.
He was remanded in custody on April 14, 2023, during the political and judicial crisis involving PASTEF and Ousmane Sonko, and was released on March 14, 2024, shortly before the presidential election.