Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké
Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké | |
|---|---|
| Caliph of the Mouride Brotherhood | |
| In office 29 December 2007 – 30 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Serigne Saliou Mbacké |
| Succeeded by | Cheikh Sidy Mokhtar Mbacké |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 Senegal |
| Died | 30 June 2010 (aged 84–85) Touba, Senegal |
| Occupation | Grand Marabout of the Mouride movement |
El Hadji Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké, or Sheikh Bara Mbacké (c. 1925 – 30 June 2010) was the Grand Marabout of the Mouride movement in Senegal from 2007 until his death in 2010. The movement is prominent outside Senegal as well, in places such as New York, Paris and Rome.
Bara Mbacké became Grand Marabout of the Mouride movement after the death of his uncle, Serigne Saliou Mbacké, on 28 December 2007. He died of natural causes at the age of 85. His death was mourned by millions of people, and Senegal declared an eight-day period of national mourning.