Serigne Saliou Mbacké

Mbacke (right) meeting with Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade

Serigne Saliou Mbacké (May 1915 – December 28, 2007) was a Grand Marabout (leader) of the Mouride movement in Senegal.

Sheikh Salih Mbacké was the fifth caliph (leader) of Mouridism and the last surviving son of Cheikh Amadou Bamba, the founder of the Mouride movement.^[1] Mbacké was the third or fourth born child from Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, the prolific Islamic leader of West Africa.^{[citation needed]}

As Sheikh, he was credited for his transformation of the village of Touba into Senegal's second largest city.^[1]

Mbacké was a pious leader and served as the lead example for the millions of followers (talibés) of the Mouride Islamic movement and made many improvements to the more than 400 Islamic schools founded by himself as well as his siblings, most notably Serigne Mourtalla Mbacke. He also made many improvements to the holy city of Touba, such as covering Grand Mosque of Touba with Italian marble. He died at the age of 92 on December 28, 2007 and was buried in Touba the next day; a three-day mourning period was declared in Senegal, his home country.^[1] He was succeeded by his nephew, Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké, the son of Cheikh Fallou Macke.^[1]