Serigne Mountakha Mbacké | |
|---|---|
| Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood | |
| Assumed office January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 Senegal |
Serigne Mountakha Mbacké (born 1930) is the current, and eighth, Caliph of the Mouride brotherhood, a large Sufi order based in Senegal. He assumed office in January 2018 after the death of the seventh Caliph, Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké.[1][2] He is the oldest grandson of the founder of the brotherhood, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba, who died in 1927, and the son of Serigne Mouhamadou Bassirou Mbacké ibn Khadim Rassoul.[3]
References
- ↑ "Décès du khalife des mourides, Serigne Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké". Senenews. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ "Serigne Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké repose désormais à Gouye Mbind". Senenews. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ Qui est Serigne Mountakha Bassirou, nouveau calife général des mourides du Sénégal?
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