What is Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow?
[[File:Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow 1-2.jpg|thumb|Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow in 2008]] '''Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow''', [[Order of Prince Henry|GCIH]] (20 March 1921 &ndash; 24 September 2024)<ref>{{cite book|last=El Hareir|first=Idris|title=The Spread of Islam Throughout the World|year=2011|publisher=UNESCO|isbn=9231041533|page=906}}</ref> was a [[Senegal]]ese educator. He was born in [[Dakar]]. M'bow served in [[France]] and [[North Africa]] during [[World War II]] after volunteering for the French army. After the end of the war he studied [[geography]] at the [[Sorbonne University]] in [[Paris]]. M'bow began working for [[UNESCO]] in 1953 and was the director-general from 1974 to 1987, being the first black African to head a [[United Nations]] support organisation. M'Bow died on 24 September 2024 in Dakar at the age of 103.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senenews.com/actualites/le-senegal-en-deuil-le-professeur-amadou-mahtar-mbow-sest-eteint-ce-matin_509359.html|title=Le Sénégal en deuil : Le professeur Amadou Mahtar Mbow s’est éteint ce matin |publisher=senenews.con|date=24 September 2024|access-date=24 September 2024|language=fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:M'bow, Amadou-Mahtar}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:Educators]] [[Category:People from Dakar]] {{bio-stub}}