Serigne Fallou Mbacké

His mother was Sokhna Awa Bousso. Fallou memorised the Qur'an under Serigne Ndame Abdourahmane Lo, studied theology under his uncle Mame Mor Diarra Mbacké, and then completed his studies with his elder brother Moustapha under their father's direction in Mauritania, during Bamba's exile there. In 1928 he performed the Hajj, fulfilling his father's unfulfilled wish.¹

Fallou became caliph-general of the Mourides on 13 July 1945, on the death of his elder brother Moustapha, succeeding him at the head of the order. He drove the construction of the Great Mosque of Touba through to its inauguration on 7 June 1963. His followers held that his prayers were answered and sought him out for blessing and supplication, and he kept a close relationship with President Léopold Sédar Senghor. The French article's infobox names the Mouridisme in a 'religious order' field for him personally, while the texts of both articles describe him by office and descent, and Wikidata carries no religion value for him.¹²³

Fallou Mbacké died at Touba on 6 August 1968 and was succeeded by his younger brother Abdoul Ahad Mbacké. The great annual Magal at Touba, the Mourides' central gathering, is still held on his birthday, 27 June, as the French article records.¹³