Maba Jobe

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Maba Jahou Jobe (* 1964 in Farafenni ) is a Gambian politician who briefly served as foreign minister of the West African state.

Life

Jobe's father played a role in the history of the Gambia , as historical documents show. It was he who obtained the Union Jack for the independence of Gambia in 1965 and raised the red, white, blue, white and green flag of Gambia in a solemn ceremony .

Jobe was an officer in the Gambia armed forces in the 1990s , which he joined in 1984. He achieved the rank of major in his military career . He resigned from the army in July 1992 and joined the diplomatic service in October of the same year . He was the first officer of the Gambia National Gendarmerie and the Gambia National Army .

First he was Deputy High Commissioner in London until he was appointed High Commissioner in Nigeria in 1996. He resigned from this office in 2001 after five years.

On October 19, 2006, he was announced as the new Foreign Minister of Gambia as part of a cabinet reshuffle . The appointment was declared null and void by Jammeh on October 25th and instead Bala Garba-Jahumpa was assigned the responsibility of the Foreign Ministry.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ President Jammeh appoints new cabinet ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. statehousenews.info; October 23, 2006 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / statehousenews.info
  2. ↑ Maba Jobe retires ( Memento of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) africast.com; December 20, 2001
  3. ^ President Jammeh Appoints New Cabinet The Point ; October 20, 2006
  4. ↑ Bala Garba Jahumpa appointed secrteary of state for foreign affairs ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. statehousenews.info; October 25, 2006 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / statehousenews.info
  5. ↑ President Jammeh Revokes Maba Jobe's Appointment ( Memento of 28 September 2007 at the Internet Archive ) The Gambia Journal; October 25, 2006
predecessor Office successor
Lamin Kaba Bajo Foreign Minister of Gambia
2006 		Bala Garba-Jahumpa
personal data
SURNAME Jobe, Maba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jobe, Maba Jahou (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Farafenni