Sow first joined the Senegalese Popular Bloc (SPB) in 1956.[3]
He was elected as a member of the Senegalese Parliament from 1963 to 1970.[3] He became Senegal's Minister of Health under Prime Minister Abdou Diouf in 1970, a position he held until 1972.[3] He next served as Minister of Communications and Relations with Parliament, as well as a spokesperson for the government, from 1973 to 1980.[3]
In 1981, Sow became the Minister of Defense within the first administration of Prime Minister Habib Thiam.[3] One year later, in 1982, Sow also became the Defense Minister within the first cabinet of the Senegambia Confederation.[3]
Sow was elected the President of the National Assembly of Senegal on April 12, 1984, succeeding Habib Thiam.[3] He was re-elected in April 1988.[3] He was forced to resign as President of the Assembly on December 9, 1988, and was succeeded by Abdoul Aziz Ndaw.[3]
Sow remained a member of the PS until his death.[2] He also worked as the PS coordinator for Linguère Department.[2]
Daouda Sow died in Dakar of a long illness on December 6, 2009, at the age of 76. A funeral was held in Dakar and was attended by many prominent Senegalese politicians, including Abdoulaye Bathily, Moustapha Niasse, Djibo Kâ, Habib Sy and Mamadou Seck.[2] Sow was buried in the village of Kamb, Linguère Department, Senegal.[2][3]
