Anta Babacar Ngom
{{Short description|Senegalese entrepreneur and politician}}{{Infobox person
| name = Anta Babacar Ngom Diack
| birth_date = 1984 or 1986
| citizenship = Senegalese
| education = * Masters in Economics from York University
- Masters international project management and NICT
- MBA in Communication at Sciences Po Paris
| occupation = entrepreneur and politician
}}
Anta Babacar Ngom Diack (born 1986 or 1984, in Malika, Senegal),{{Cite web |date=2017-09-06 |title=Anta Babacar Ngom Bathily: Héritière par le mérite |url=http://reussirbusiness.com/actualites/anta-babacar-ngom-bathily-heritiere-merite/ |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=La référence du Business au Sénégal |language=fr-FR}} is a Senegalese entrepreneur and politician. She is the general director of the Sedima group.
Life and career
=Early life=
Anta Babacar Ngom was born in 1986{{Cite web |date=2018-09-07 |title=Agroalimentaire : Anta Babacar Ngom Bathily, la reine du poulet au Sénégal |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/626363/economie/agroalimentaire-anta-babacar-ngom-bathily-la-reine-du-poulet-au-senegal/ |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=JeuneAfrique.com |language=fr-FR}} or 1984.{{Cite web |last=Anait Miridzhanian et Portia Crowe |date=2024-02-02 |title=Main candidates in Senegal's presidential election |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/main-candidates-senegals-presidential-election-2024-02-02/ |publisher=Reuters |language=en}}
As the daughter of Babacar Ngom, who is the founding president of SEDIMA, Anta Babacar Ngom Diack grew up on the Malika family farm. She first went to study in Canada where she obtained a master's degree in economics from York University in Toronto, Ontario. She then continued her studies in France where she completed her Master 2 in international project management and NICT in Paris, then her Executive MBA in communication at Sciences Po Paris.
= Career =
Anta Babacar Ngom Diack began her professional career in 2009 within the family business Sedima,{{Cite web |date=2017-06-05 |title=Portrait - Qui est Anta Babacar Ngom Bathily, directrice générale de Sedima, leader de l’aviculture au Sénégal |url=https://laviesenegalaise.com/portrait-qui-est-anta-babacar-ngom-bathily-directrice-generale-de-sedima-leader-de-laviculture-au-senegal/ |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=La Vie Sénégalaise |language=fr-FR}} a poultry farming company. She successively held the positions of executive officer, strategy and development manager, director of the strategy and development division and deputy general director before taking over in 2016 at the head of the company as general director of Sedima.{{Cite web |title=Ngom, Anta Babacar |url=https://www.cta.int/fr/profile/ngom-anta-babacar-sid0afae167a-1e79-4123-804b-ab264c859f1d |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=www.cta.int |language=fr-FR}}
Anta Babacar Ngom Diack is married and is the mother of two children.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-13 |title=Anta Babacar Ngom : 32 ans et DG de Sedima, leader de l’aviculture au Sénégal |url=https://www.vudaf.com/business/anta-babacar-ngom-32-ans-dg-sedima-leader-aviculture-senegal/ |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=Vudaf |language=fr-FR}}
= Political career =
Anta Babacar Ngom Diack created her political party, the Alternative for New Citizens (ARC) in August 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-02 |title=Le lancement du mouvement Alternative pour la relève citoyenne (ARC) reporté à une date ultérieure |url=https://www.faapa.info/blog/le-lancement-du-mouvement-alternative-pour-la-releve-citoyenne-arc-reporte-a-une-date-ulterieure/ |publisher=Fédération atlantique des agences de presses africaines}} She announced her candidacy in the 2024 presidential election that was scheduled for February 2024{{Cite web |last= |title=Présidentielle 2024 au Sénégal : Découvrez la liste définitive des candidats |url=https://senego.com/presidentielle-2024-decouvrez-la-liste-definitive-des-candidats-document_1650815.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=senego.com |language=fr}}.{{Cite web |last=Estelle Maussion |date=2023-11-15 |title=Présidentielle au Sénégal : Anta Babacar Ngom Diack, la " capitaine d’industrie " qui veut changer la politique |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1503050/economie-entreprises/presidentielle-au-senegal-anta-babacar-ngom-diack-la-capitaine-dindustrie-qui-veut-changer-la-politique/ |publisher=Jeune Afrique}} and whose first round was held on 24 March 2024. She protested against the postponement of the election and was briefly arrested.{{Cite web |last=Théa Ollivier |date=2024-02-05 |title=Au Sénégal, premières manifestations et répressions après le report de l’élection présidentielle |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/02/05/au-senegal-premieres-manifestations-et-repressions-apres-le-report-de-l-election-presidentielle_6214833_3212.html |publisher=Le Monde}}