Satang Jow

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Ajaaratou Satang Jow ORG (born August 31, 1943 in Bathurst, today Banjul ) is a Gambian politician . She is a former minister in the West African state.

Life

Origin and education

Jow is the daughter of the politician Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh . After her education at St. Joseph's High School , Gambia High School and Fourah Bay College ( Sierra Leone ). She studied at the University of Sierra Leone and received her Bachelor of Arts in 1966 , after which she studied at the Institute for Education at the University of London (Postgraduate Certificate in Education, 1969) and at the University of Pittsburgh .

Activity as a teacher

The respected pedagogue, who also worked as a teacher, became headmaster in 1989 during her career. She was the second female headmistress of the Gambia High School since it was founded in 1959. She is an international advocate for the education of girls and women in Islamic countries.

Political career

After the military coup of 1994, she was the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council under the leadership of Yahya Jammeh as education minister ( Secretary of State of Education used). In 1995 she changed to the ministry of youth, sport and culture as the successor to Aminah Faal-Sonko ( Secretary of State of Youth, Sports and Culture ), but got the education back in 1997. During her tenure, the University of Gambia was established and opened. She resigned from the ministerial post in 1998 for health reasons.

She served as a member of the Gambian West African Examination Council Committee and was also a member of the body that awards national scholarships for several years. Jow is a member of the Conference of Gambian High School principals and is the first chair of the Gambian chapter of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE). From May 2002 to April 2004 she served as Commissioner for the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission .

Awards and honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Madam Ajaaratou Satang Jow ( Memento of February 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ A b c d Hughes, Arnold, 1941-, Perfect, David, 1960-: Historical dictionary of The Gambia . 4th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md. 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1 , pp. 123 .
  3. ↑ Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership, accessed October 13, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Jow, Satang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jow, Ajaaratou Satang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Bathurst