Habib Thiam

Habib Thiam (21 January 1933 – 26 June 2017)^[1] was a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Senegal on two occasions, from 1 January 1981 to 3 April 1983, and again from 8 April 1991 until 3 July 1998.

Habib Thiam
3rd Prime Minister of Senegal
In office 8 April 1991 – 3 July 1998
Preceded by	Post abolished
Succeeded by	Mamadou Lamine Loum
In office 1 January 1981 – 3 April 1983
Preceded by	Abdou Diouf
Succeeded by	Moustapha Niasse
Personal details
Born	(1933-01-21)21 January 1933 Dakar, Senegal
Died	26 June 2017(2017-06-26) (aged 84) Dakar, Senegal
Political party	Socialist Party
Spouse	Anne Majken née Hessner

He also served as President of the National Assembly from 1983 to 1984.^[2]

Family

He was married to Anne Majken née Hessner, a native of Denmark and former member of the Danish parliament for the Social Democratic Party. They had two daughters.