Malick Gakou

El Hadj Malick Gakou (born on August 17, 1961) is a Senegalese politician and economist. He served as the Minister of sport of Senegal from 2012 to 2013.

Early life and education

Malick was born on 17 August 1961 in Dakar, Senegal. He spent his early childhood in Thiaroye-sur-Mer, then Pikine, and later Guédiawaye. He completed primary education at École Primaire de Thiaroye-sur-Mer, and furthered at Pikine South college. Subsequently, his family moved to Guédiawaye where they settled permanently. He earned his baccalauréat (series F2, electrical engineering). After the baccalauréat, he obtained a foreign scholarship and chose to study in Poland. He attended the language school in Łódź, then the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) where he obtained a master's degree in commerce extérieur (external trade) and a doctorate in economics, with specialization in development policy, in December 1992.