Marie Khone Faye
Marie Khone Faye | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Senegal | |
| Assumed role 2 April 2024 Serving with Absa Faye | |
| President | Bassirou Diomaye Faye |
| Preceded by | Marieme Faye Sall |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse |
Bassirou Diomaye Faye
(m. 2009) |
| Children | 4 |
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
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
In 2015 and 2016, Marie Khone Faye worked at a microfinancing institution.[3]
First Lady of Senegal
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
Marie and her husband, Faye have four children, three boys and one girl.[5][6]
References
- ^ rédaction, La (2024-03-29). "Marie Khone Faye, une des épouses de Diomaye Faye" (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Koaci. "Sénégal : Bassirou Faye à la porte de la présidence, ses deux épouses présentées à la presse". Koaci (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Sénégal : ces Premières Dames qui ont marqué la vie sociopolitique du pays". BBC News Afrique (in French). 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ AFP (2024-04-01). "Situation inédite au Sénégal, deux Premières dames au palais présidentiel : Actualités - Orange". Orange Actualités (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "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.