National Grand Theatre: Who is Ibrahima Badiane, appointed director general by Diomaye Faye at the cabinet meeting?

Ibrahima Badiane, known as “Lass,” was appointed director general of Senegal’s National Grand Theatre at the cabinet meeting on October 28, 2026. He succeeds Serigne Fall Guèye, according to the official communiqué, and holds a master’s degree in business management and strategy. Badiane is also active in politics in Grand-Yoff, where he belongs to KIIRAAY–Les Patriotes républicains, a party that supports President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.