Mamadou

Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad.^: 392 In Francophone countries, the name is sometimes used as a slur towards people of African descent.^{[citation needed]}

Academics

Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University

Arts and music

Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975), Malian kora player
Mamadou Diop (musician) (born 1954), Senegalese rhythm guitarist and band leader
Mamadou Konte (died 2007), Senegalese music producer
Mamadou "Jimi" Mbaye (1957–2025), Senegalese guitarist

Government

Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire
Mamadou Blaise Sangaré (born 1954), Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention
Mamadou Boye Bah (1930–2009), Guinean economist and politician
Mamadou Dagra, Nigerien legal scholar and politician
Mamadou Kamara Dékamo (born 1949), Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat
Mamadou Dembelé (1934–2016), Malian politician
Mamadou Dia (1910–2009), Senegalese politician, former prime minister
Mamadou Diop (politician) (1936–2018), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar
Mamadou Koulibaly (born 1957), Ivorian politician
Mamadou Lamine Loum (born 1952), Senegalese politician, former prime minister
Mamadou Lamine Traoré (1947–2007), Malian politician
Mamadou Maidah (1924–2005), Nigerien politician and diplomat
Mamadou Ouédraogo (1906–1978), French Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) politician
Mamadou Samba Barry, Burkina Faso politician, secretary of the New Social Democracy party
Mamadou Seck (politician) (born 1947), Senegalese politician, president of the National Assembly of Senegal
Mamadou Sylla (politician) (1960–2026), Guinean judge and businessman
Mamadou Tandja (1938–2020), Nigerien politician, former president

Sports

Mamadou Alimou Diallo (born 1984), Guinean footballer
Mamadou Bagayoko (born 1979), Malian footballer
Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989) (born 1989), Ivorian footballer
Mamadou Bah (born 1988), Guinean footballer
Mamadou Baldé (born 1985), Senegalese footballer
Mamadou Camara (born 1988), French footballer
Mamadou Danso (born 1983), Gambian footballer
Mamadou Dansoko (born 1982), Ivorian footballer
Mamadou Chérif Dia (born 1984), Malian long and triple jumper
Mamadou Diabang (born 1979), Senegalese footballer
Mamadou Diakité (born 1985), Malian footballer
Mamadou Diallo (disambiguation), multiple people
Mamadou Diarra (born 1986), Malian basketball player
Mamadou Diop (basketball, born 1955) (born 1955), Senegalese basketball player at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Mamadou Djikine (born 1987), Malian footballer
Mamadou Doumbia (footballer, born 1980) (born 1980), Ivorian footballer
Mamadou Gueye (jumper) (born 1986), Senegalese long and triple jumper
Mamadou Gueye (sprinter) (born 1986), Senegalese 400 metres sprinter
Mamadou N'Diaye (disambiguation), multiple people
Mamadou Niang (born 1979), Senegalese footballer
Mamadou Lamine Sadio (born 2007), Senegalese footballer
Mamadou Sakho (born 1990), French footballer of Senegalese descent
Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1986) (born 1986), French-born Malian international footballer also of Senegalese descent
Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990) (born 1990), French-born Malian international footballer
Mamadou Seck (born 1979), Senegalese footballer
Mamadou Tall (born 1982), Burkina Faso footballer
Mamadou Wague (born 1990), French footballer
Mamadou Zaré (1964–2007), Ivorian football manager
Mamadou Zongo (born 1980), Burkina Faso footballer

References

↑ Afsaruddin, Asma; Krotkoff, Georg; Zahniser, A. H. Mathias (1997), Humanism, culture, and language in the Near East: studies in honor of Georg Krotkoff, Eisenbrauns, ISBN 978-1-57506-020-0

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[1] Afsaruddin, Asma; Krotkoff, Georg; Zahniser, A. H. Mathias (1997), Humanism, culture, and language in the Near East: studies in honor of Georg Krotkoff, Eisenbrauns, ISBN 978-1-57506-020-0