Cheikh Hamidou Kane Mathiara

Cheikh Hamidou Kane Mathiara
Minister of the Armed Forces
In office
15 March 1995 – 2000
Prime MinisterHabib Thiam; Mamadou Lamine Loum
Preceded byMadieng Khary Dieng
Succeeded byYouba Sambou
Member of the National Assembly of Senegal
In office
2001–2007
Personal details
Born18 December 1939
Died15 May 2009(2009-05-15) (aged 69)
Resting placeYoff
CitizenshipSenegal
PartySocialist Party; Alliance of the Forces of Progress
Professioneconomist
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane, nicknamed "Mathaira," (18 December 1939 - 15 May 2009) was a Senegalese politician and economist who served as a government minister several times during Abdou Diouf's presidency. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS) and later of the Alliance of the Forces of Progress (AFP).