Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké

Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké
Muslim Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood
In office
August 6, 1968 – 1989
Preceded bySerigne Mouhamadou Fallilou Mbacké
Succeeded bySerigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké
Personal details
Born1914 (1914)
Jurbel, Senegal
Died1989 (aged 74–75)
Touba, Senegal

Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké (Serigne Abdul Ahad Mbacke; Wolof: Sëriñ Abdul Ahad Mbàkke; 1914-1989) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the third Caliph of the Mouride brotherhood, a large Sufi order based in Senegal, from 1968 until his death in 1989. He was the son of Sufi saint and religious leader Sheikh Amadou Bamba.

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