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Lamine Diack

1933 - 2021

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Lamine Diack (7 June 1933 – 3 December 2021) was a Senegalese businessman, sports administrator, and athlete. He was president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 1999 to 2015. He was the subject of numerous investigations into corruption during his tenure as president. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1999 to 2013, then an honorary member from 2014 to 2015, and the chairman of the National Water Company "Société Nationale des Eaux" of Senegal (SONES) from 1995 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lamine Diack is the 341st most popular businessperson (down from 339th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Senegal and the most popular Senegalese Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Lamine Diack ranks 341 out of 847. Before him are Martin Winterkorn, Joseph Oller, Pavel Durov, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Linda Yaccarino, and Friedrich Bayer. After him are Karl Wittgenstein, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, Siegfried Bing, Arkady Rotenberg, and Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Lamine Diack ranks 199. Before him are Jesús Gil, Félicien Kabuga, Ercole Baldini, Alan Stacey, Yevgeny Khrunov, and Julie Newmar. After him are Akira Endo, Edward Bunker, John Aniston, Nexhmije Pagarusha, Françoise Fabian, and Diane Cilento. Among people deceased in 2021, Lamine Diack ranks 215. Before him are Stephen Sondheim, Lars Norén, Goodwill Zwelithini, Danilo Popivoda, Edward Cassidy, and Jovenel Moïse. After him are Eric Carle, Helmut Jahn, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, Zlatko Kranjčar, Igor Kirillov, and Jean-François Stévenin.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Lamine Diack ranks 14 out of 138. Before him are Ali Dia (1965), Macky Sall (1961), Cheikh Anta Diop (1923), Mariama Bâ (1929), Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921), and Sadio Mané (1992). After him are Patrice Evra (1981), Jean-Pierre Adams (1948), Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1936), Souleymane Sané (1961), Mame Madior Boye (1940), and Safi Faye (1943).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Senegal

Among businesspeople born in Senegal, Lamine Diack ranks 1. 

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