Seydou Madani Sy
Seydou Madani Sy | |
|---|---|
Sy in 2018 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Bakar Kamara |
| Succeeded by | Serigne Lamine Diop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1933 Dakar, French Senegal, French West Africa |
| Died | 7 January 2026 (aged 92) Dakar, Senegal |
| Education | École Nationale des Chartes (DAP) University of Dakar (LLD, (ADP) |
| Occupation | Jurist Civil servant |
Seydou Madani Sy (16 November 1933 – 7 January 2026) was a Senegalese jurist and civil servant.[1]
Life and career
Born in Dakar on 16 November 1933,[2] Sy graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes in 1961[3] before earning a Doctor of Laws from the University of Dakar in 1964, where he also earned an agrégation de droit public in 1966.[4] He then entered academia, serving as president of the University of Dakar from 1971 to 1986.[4] From 1986 to 1989, he was keeper of the seals at the Ministry of Justice, and he was Minister from 1986 to 1990.[5] From 1993 to 1997, he served as ambassador of Senegal to the United Kingdom.[4] Following his retirement, he directed his research towards political science and globalization.
Sy died in Dakar on 7 January 2026, at the age of 92.[6]
Works
- Recherches sur l'exercice du pouvoir politique en Afrique noire : Côte-d'Ivoire, Guinée, Mali (1965)
- Les Régimes politiques sénégalais, de l'indépendance à l'alternance politique : 1960-2008 (2009)
- Le Capitaine Mamadou Racine Sy (1838-1902) : une figure sénégalaise au temps des Tirailleurs (2014)
References
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien ministre Seydou Madani Sy". Agence de presse sénégalaise (in French). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "UCAD : qui sont ces Recteurs qui se sont succédé à la Présidence de l'Université ?". Journal universitaire (in French). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "La tenure en parage dans les coutumes de l'ouest (Normandie, Touraine-Maine-Anjou et Bretagne) aux xiie et xiiie siècles". École nationale des chartes (in French).
- ^ a b c "SY Seydou Madani". Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (in French).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Sy, Seydou Madani (1933-....)". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
- ^ "Death of Seydou Madani Sy, former Minister of Justice and first Senegalese rector of UCAD". Seneweb. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.