Fatou Gaye Sarr: key obituary facts
Is Fatou Gaye Sarr dead? Yes. Fatou Gaye Sarr died on June 19, 2026.
Cause of death: Fatou Gaye Sarr's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Fatou Gaye Sarr known for?
She was known as Senegalese politician.
More about Fatou Gaye Sarr
Gender: female.
Occupation: politician, minister.
Nationality: Senegal.
Fatou Gaye Sarr, a Senegalese politician and agricultural engineer, died on June 19, 2026.
She was a member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and served in government under President Abdoulaye Wade. Sarr held office as Minister-Delegate for Rural Development under the government of Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré before being named Minister of Agriculture, Pisciculture and Biofuels on April 30, 2009 by Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye.
The ministry was later renamed the Ministry of Agriculture on December 3, 2009.