Lamin Kaba Bajo

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Lamin Kaba Bajo (also Lamin Bajo ; born November 10, 1964 in Brikama ) is a Gambian politician and sports official.

Life

Bajo joined the military in April 1984 after graduating from high school. There he reached the rank of commander in the military police. He later served the State House as a member of the Presidential Guard until the 1994 military coup under the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC), led by current President Yahya Jammeh . He then became Commissioner of the Western Division for five months .

In 1995 he was appointed Minister of the Interior and Minister of Religious Affairs in the government until 1997 by the AFPRC . He later became Minister for Youth, Sport and, from March 1998, Minister for Municipalities and Land Administration. In 2002 he was appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia and left the cabinet.

On October 24, 2005 he became Foreign Minister of the Gambia and served in this office until October 19, 2006. He was replaced by Maba Jobe as part of a cabinet reshuffle . As of February 2007, he was accredited as the Gambian ambassador to Iran .

On 4 February 2010, the Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and Affairs of the National Assembly, he was ( english Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters transfer) and replaced Antouman Saho .

In September 2014 he was elected the new President of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) and re-elected in 2018. In April 2019 he was named Sports Personality of the Year by the Sports Journalist Association of The Gambia (SJAG) for his commitment .

Bajo is also the Gambia's representative at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) (as of May 2004). He is married to Mariama Bajo and has children.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Cabinet changes in Gambia  ( 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. www.jollofnews.com from February 5, 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.jollofnews.com  
  2. ↑ Jammeh appoints new foreign secretary? reshuffles cabinet ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) The Daily Observer from October 25, 2005
  3. ↑ NEW CABINET RESHUFFLE BRINGS FATOU MAS JOBE NJIE, SIX OTHERS, INTO POLE POSITIONS  ( 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. Today Newspaper of February 8, 2010@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / today.gm  
  4. ↑ Lamin Kaba Bajo is the new GFF President. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
  5. ↑ admin: Gambia: Lamin Kaba Bajo retains GFF Presidency. In: AIPS AFRICA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019 (American English).
  6. ↑ Gambia: SJAG Awards GFF President As Sports Personality of the Year. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .

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predecessor Office successor
Musa Gibril Bala Gaye Foreign Minister of Gambia
2005-2006 		Maba Jobe
personal data
SURNAME Bajo, Lamin Kaba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bajo, Lamin; Bajo, Kaba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician, Foreign Minister of The Gambia
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Brikama