Sekou

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Not to be confused with Shekou, an area of Shenzhen, China.

Sekou, also spelled Sékou or Seku, is a given name from the Fula language. It is equivalent to the Arabic Sheikh. People with this name include:

Given name[]

  • Seku Amadu (1776–1845), also known as Sékou Amadou or Sheikh Amadu, founder of the Massina Empire in Mali
  • Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), first president of Guinea (1958–1984)
  • Sekou Sundiata (1948–2007), African-American poet and performer at The New School in New York City
  • Sekou Conneh (born 1960), Liberian politician and former rebel leader
  • Sékou Dramé (born 1973), Guinean football player
  • Sékou Berthé (born 1977), Malian football defender who last played for Persepolis in Iran Pro League
  • Sékou Fofana (born 1980), Malian football defender who plays for FC Banants in Armenian Premier League
  • Sékou Tidiane Souaré (born 1983), Ivorian football player, who currently plays for B36 Tórshavn
  • Sékou Camara (1985–2013), Malian footballer
  • Sekou Cissé (born 1985), Côte d'Ivoire football striker
  • Sékou Baradji (born 1986), French football player
  • Sekou Bagayoko (born 1987), Malian professional football player who plays for Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura
  • Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 1990), Liberian international footballer who plays professionally for Russian side Kuban Krasnodar
  • Sekou Bangoura (born 1991), American tennis player
  • Sekou Lumumba, Canadian rock musician
  • Sekou Odinga, born Nathanial Burns, American activist who was imprisoned for actions with the Black Liberation Army
  • Sékou Traoré, filmmaker from Burkina Faso
  • Sekou Smith, American sportswriter
  • Hakeem Sekou Jeffries, American politician, Representative for New York’s 8th congressional district

Surname[]

See also[]

  • Sékou, Benin, a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin
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