Karim Wade | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Paris, France | 1 September 1968
Nationality | Senegalese |
Spouse | Karine Wade |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Abdoulaye Wade (father) Viviane Wade (mother) |
Alma mater | Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
Occupation | Politician |
Karim Meïssa 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.[1] He is the son of Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012.[2] 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)[3] and served as an advisor to his father.[4] He was widely seen as a possible successor to his father as president, and his father was widely believed to be grooming him for the position.[5]