Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké

Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké (Serigne Abdu Qadr Mbacke; Wolof: Sëriñ Abdu Xaadir Mbàkke; 1914-1990) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the fourth Caliph of the Mouride brotherhood, a large Sufi order based in Senegal, from 1989 until his death in 1990.[1] He was the son of Sufi saint and religious leader Sheikh Amadou Bamba.

Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké
Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood
In office
1989–1990
Preceded bySerigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké
Succeeded bySerigne Saliou Mbacké
Personal details
Born1914
Daaru Alimul Kabir, Ndame, Senegal
Died1990
Touba, Senegal

Life

Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké was born in 1914 at Daaru Alimul Kabir in Ndame, Senegal to Amadou Bamba (father) and Soxna Aminata Bousso (mother). He had the shortest term out of any other Mouride caliph, having served as Caliph for only eleven months.[2]

References

  1. Mbacke, Saliou (January 2016). The Mouride Order (PDF). World Faiths Development Dialogue. Georgetown University: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. "Serigne Abdu Qadr Mbacke (1988-1989)". Murid Islamic Community in America. Retrieved Nov 5, 2019.


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