Alieu Mboge

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Alh. Alieu Mboge (* 1930s; † August 2, 2020 in Banjul ) was a Gambian civil servant, manager and president of the capital's Muslim elders.

Life

Mboge worked during the first republic (1965-1994) as managing director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) and from 1981 to 1988 at the now defunct National Trading Center (NTC) as managing director. From 1985 to 1993 he served as president of the Chamber of Commerce ( Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) ). During the First Republic, he also served as executive director of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC). His name appears prominently on the commission of inquiry that was set up by the junta at the time to investigate former state officials. James Bahoum of the then SSHFC, Sankung Fatty and other witnesses mentioned his name to the said commission.

From November 1, 2007 to February 12, 2008, Mboge was interim chairman of the Banjul City Council (BCC ). But it was also said after a report that Mboge was appointed Gambian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates at the end of November. In mid-December 2007, when he was accused in the media of falsifying his résumé, he had not yet been to the Emirates.

He was then appointed as the successor to Kaliba Senghore by President Jammeh as General Director of the Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA). From the beginning of December 2008 to the end of February 2010, Mboge was Managing Director of the Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC), his successor being Anthony "Tony" Carvalho.

On September 25, 2016, he became the successor of the late Alh. Ebrima Samba President of the Committee of Muslim elders of Banjul ( Committee of Banjul Muslim Elders (CBME) selected). Previously he was Secretary General of the Committee of which he has been a member since 2013.

Mboge had with the coronavirus infected and was the beginning of August 2020 Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital hospitalized, he died on 2 August. His age was reported as 'in the 80s'.

Awards and honors

  • 2014: Tree planting in honor of the former GCCI President

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Lamin Njie: Top Banjul Muslim Elders Figure Alieu Mboge Dies. In: fatunetwork.net. August 2, 2020, Retrieved August 4, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b c Top Banjul Muslim elder Alieu Mboge dies - The Point. In: thepoint.gm. August 3, 2020, Retrieved August 3, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ Lamin Njie: HASSOUM CEESAY - TRIBUTE: Alhaji Alieu Mboge (? - August 2, 2020): Gambian Public Administrator And Banjul Muslim Elder. In: fatunetwork.net. August 6, 2020, Retrieved August 6, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ a b Adama K. Jallow: GCCI's former presidents honored. In: googleusercontent.com. The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia, October 2, 2014, archived from the original ; accessed on August 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b Lamin Jammeh: Alieu Mboge Is Ambassador To The United Arab Emirates- State House Sources Hinted. Freedom Newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina), November 20, 2007, accessed August 4, 2020 .
  6. ^ BCC, KMC New Interim Chairmen Speak - Africa.gm - Africa news and information community. In: africa.gm. web.archive.org, November 5, 2007, archived from the original on July 4, 2019 ; accessed on August 4, 2020 .
  7. ^ Banjul City Council (BCC). In: accessgambia.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Landing Badjie and Ousman Barry: Newly Appointed Ambassador To The United Arab Emirates Accused Of "Falsifying His Curriculum Vita". Freedom Newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina), December 16, 2007, accessed August 4, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Pap Saine: President Jammeh Effects Mini Cabinet Reshuffle. In: thepoint.gm. The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia, March 25, 2008, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on August 4, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Tony Carvalho is new GGC boss. In: googleusercontent.com. The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia, March 1, 2010, archived from the original ; accessed on August 3, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Sanna Jawara: Alieu Mboge new GGC boss As Momodou MS Jobe takes over GTA - Africa.gm - Africa news and information community. December 3, 2008, archived from the original ; accessed on August 4, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Alh. Alieu Mboge elected chairman of Banjul Muslim Elders. In: thepoint.gm. The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia, October 7, 2016, archived from the original on October 8, 2016 ; accessed on August 3, 2020 .
  13. ^ Banjul Muslim Elders-elect new chairman, others. In: thepoint.gm. The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia, April 20, 2012, archived from the original on May 5, 2012 ; accessed on August 3, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Pa Nderry Mbai: Gambia: Banjul Muslim Elders Leader Alieu Mboge Hospitalized Amid Reports of Coronavirus Infection. In: freedomnewspaper.com. August 2, 2020, Retrieved August 4, 2020 (American English).
  15. ↑ Pa Nderry Mbai: Gambia: the Leader of the Banjul Muslim Elders Alieu Mboge Dies. In: freedomnewspaper.com. 2020, Retrieved August 4, 2020 (American English).
  16. ↑ Alieu Mboge, Pa Mbye Pass Away. In: standard.gm. August 3, 2020, Retrieved August 4, 2020 (American English).
  17. ↑ Gambiana: Prominent Banjul elder dies of illness suspected to be coronavirus. In: gambiana.com. Gambiana, August 2, 2020, accessed August 4, 2020 (UK English).
personal data
SURNAME Mboge, Alieu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian official, manager and president of the capital's Muslim elders
DATE OF BIRTH between 1930 and 1939
DATE OF DEATH 2nd August 2020
Place of death Banjul