Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké

Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké (also spelled Serigne Sidy Muqtar Mbacke; Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké) (11 July 1924 – 9 January 2018) was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the Caliph of the Mouride movement, a large Sufi order based in Senegal, from 1 July 2010 until his death on 9 January 2018.

Life
Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké was the son of Sheikh Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacke (1891-1936), who was the third son of Amadou Bamba.

Mokhtar Mbacké became Caliph on 1 July 2010, following the death of his predecessor, Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké. Mbacké was already 85 years old at the time.

Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké died on 9 January 2018, at the age of 93. He had been in declining health for several months. He was buried in the village of Gouye Mbind.