Ousman Sowe

Ousman Sowe (* 20th century in Bulok ) is a civil servant in the West African state of Gambia . Since February 2017 he has been General Director of the Gambian intelligence service, State Intelligence Services (SIS).

Life

Sowe holds a Masters Degree in Diplomacy with Honors from the University of Malta and an MA in International Politics and Security from Bradford University . He earned a BA in Development and English from Saint Mary's University in Halifax .

Sowe was previously the director general of the National Intelligence Agency - as the SIS was previously called. Sowe was later transferred to the Ministry of Environment as a Permanent Secretary . On February 13, 2017, the newly-elected President Adama Barrow appointed Sowe as director general of State Intelligence Services. He replaces Musa Dibba , who was only installed in this position on February 2, 2017. Since then, Dibba has held the position of Deputy General Manager.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Abdoulie Nyockeh: Ousman Sowe Is New SIS Director General. In: fatunetwork.net. The Fatu Network, February 17, 2017, accessed August 15, 2020 (American English).
↑ Gambia: Newly Hired Gambia's SIS Intelligence Chief Musa Dibba Replaced By Ousman Sowe, Another Former NIA Official - Freedom Newspaper. In: freedomnewspaper.com. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017 (American English).

personal data
SURNAME	Sowe, Ousman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Gambian General Director of the Intelligence Service
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bulok

[fatunetwork20170217-1] Abdoulie Nyockeh: Ousman Sowe Is New SIS Director General. In: fatunetwork.net. The Fatu Network, February 17, 2017, accessed August 15, 2020 (American English).

[freedomnewspaper20170214-2] Gambia: Newly Hired Gambia's SIS Intelligence Chief Musa Dibba Replaced By Ousman Sowe, Another Former NIA Official - Freedom Newspaper. In: freedomnewspaper.com. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017 (American English).