Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé reviewing a guard of honour

Republic of Senegal

Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé

Minister of the Interior and Public SecurityInspector General of State

Former Director General of Customs and of Senelec, former Minister of the Budget and of Energy. A life in the service of the Senegalese State.

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Biography From Dagana to the Ministry of the Interior, the story of a life in the service of the State.
Career and offices The offices held since 2002, from Customs and Senelec to the Interior.
Education From the Prytanée militaire de Saint-Louis to a doctorate in law and political science.
Honours National Order of the Lion, National Order of Merit, Legion of Honour and Customs distinctions.
Great Mosque of Tivaouane The steering committee for the works, from the relaunch in 2019 to the handover of the keys in 2024.
Videos Interviews, speeches and field visits.
Press Articles from Senegalese and international media, from the most recent to the oldest.
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Public statements

Videos

Recent appearances and notable moments.

28 October 2026

JOJ Dakar 2026 : inspection du dispositif de sécuritéDakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games: inspecting the security arrangements

Ahead of the opening of the Games, the minister reviews the command posts and the services involved.

22 October 2026

Invité de « Sans Filtre » sur la RTSGuest on the RTS programme Sans Filtre

A ninety-minute interview covering the Youth Olympic Games, local elections, flooding, the clearing of public roads and national cohesion.

18 October 2026

Grandes conférences du SYNPICSSYNPICS major lecture series

As patron of the first edition, he makes the case for free and responsible media serving national cohesion.

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