Habib Thiam

Habib Thiam (21 January 1933 – 26 June 2017) was a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Senegal on two occasions, from 1 January 1981 to 3 April 1983, and again from 8 April 1991 until 3 July 1998. He was born in Dakar, Senegal. He also served as President of the National Assembly of Senegal from 1983 to 1984.

Habib Thiam
3rd Prime Minister of Senegal
In office 8 April 1991 – 3 July 1998
Preceded by	Post abolished
Succeeded by	Mamadou Lamine Loum
In office 1 January 1981 – 3 April 1983
Preceded by	Abdou Diouf
Succeeded by	Moustapha Niasse
Personal details
Born	(1933-01-21)21 January 1933 Dakar, Senegal
Died	26 June 2017(2017-06-26) (aged 84) Dakar, Senegal
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse(s)	Anne Majken née Hessner

He was married to Anne Majken née Hessner, a native of Denmark and former member of the Danish parliament for the Social Democratic Party. They had two daughters.

Thiam died on 26 June 2017 in Dakar at the age of 84.^[1]

References

1. Décès ce lundi de Habib Thiam, ancien Premier ministre du Sénégal Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

Other websites

• National Assembly profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)