Ganyie Touray

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Alhaji Ganyie Touray (born December 24, 1950 in Ballangharr ) is a politician and was the governor of the Gambian Central River Region (CRR).

Life

Touray was initially a member of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) and was one of the founding fathers of the United Democratic Party (UDP) in 1996 . In August 2006, he left UDP and joined the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC).

On June 19, 2007, Touray was appointed governor, he has been the eighth holder of this office since 1996. He replaces Amulie Janneh , who is retiring. On May 20, 2014, Touray was removed from office and replaced by Omar Khan .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ganyie Touray Takes Over CRR Governorship wow.gm from June 22, 2007
  2. ↑ a b Interview with Governor Ganyie Touray  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer dated January 31, 2011@1@ 2Template: dead link / observer.gm  
  3. ^ Spotlight on Governor Touray The Point, March 11, 2011
  4. ^ CRR Governor Ganyie Touray removed - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English).
predecessor Office successor
Amulie Janneh Governor of the Central River Region
2007–2014 		Omar Khan
personal data
SURNAME Touray, Ganyie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Ballangharr