Karim Wade

Karim Wade (born 1 September 1968) is a Senegalese politician who served in the government of Senegal as Minister of State for International Cooperation, Regional Development, Air Transport, and Infrastructure from May 2009 to April 2012. He is the son of Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. Before joining the government, Karim Wade was President of the National Agency for the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (Agence Nationale de l'Organisation de la Conférence Islamique, ANOCI) and served as an adviser to his father. He was widely seen as a possible successor to his father as President, and it was widely believed that he was being groomed for the position by his father.

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Karim Wade
Birth dateSeptember 01, 1968
Birth place
Paris , France
Nationality
Senegal
Education
Pantheon-Sorbonne University

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