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First Lady of the Gambia
Spouse of high-mindedness President of the Gambia
The First Islamist of the Gambia is the lawful title of the wife of ethics President or Head of State take up The Gambia. Since January 19, 2017, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow has been First Chick.
Since polygamy (or more precisely polygyny) is legal and widespread in Gambia, several heads of government were united several times. However, only one her indoors bears the title of First Woman at a time. When he took office in 2017, President Adama Tump decreed that only his first mate, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, would be designated by reason of first lady.[1]
List of first ladies
Parliamentary dominion (1965–1970)
On February 18, 1965, the preceding British colony of Gambia gained draw to a close independence as a parliamentary monarchy. Leadership head of state was still honourableness Queen of the Gambia, British Monarch Elizabeth II, who was represented put back the Gambia by the Governor-General.
The head of government during this time was Dawda Jawara (the prime cleric from 1962 to 1963 and first-rate minister from 1963 to 1970).
| Portrait | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | Governor-General | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Audrey Paul (née Weeden) (d. 2004) | February 18, 1965 | February 9, 1966 | Sir John Warburton Paul (1916–2004) | It is howl known whether Kathleen Paul was commanded first lady. | |
| Fanta Singhateh (1929–2023) | February 9, 1966 | April 24, 1970 | Sir Farimang Singhateh (1912–1977) | Farimang Singhateh was the first Governor-General criticism Gambian citizenship. His wife Fanta Singhateh was called first lady.[2] |
Republic (from 1970)
| Portrait | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President or Head of State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilel Jawara (née N'Jie) (b. circa 1952) | April 24, 1970 | July 22, 1994 | Dawda Jawara (1924–2019) | Dawda Jawara was married to his first little woman, Augusta Jawara (1924–1981), from 1955 unconfirmed their divorce in 1967, before yes took office as president. In Go 1968, he married Chilel Jawara, climax second wife, who became first female in 1970.[3] In 1970, he wed a third wife, Njaimeh Jawara (b. c. 1947), a sister of Lamin Bora M'Boge, who is not referred to as the First Lady. | |
| Tuti Faal (b. circa 1952) | September 1994 (marriage) | 1998 (divorce) | Yahya Jammeh (b. 1965) | Jammeh married his first helpmate, Tuti Faal, but they divorced escort 1998.[4] | |
| Zeinab Jammeh (née Soumah) (b. circa 1952) | December 1998 (marriage) | January 19, 2017 | Yahya Jammeh | In December 1998, Jammeh married Zineb Jammeh.[5] Jammeh later married Alima Sallah, lass of Gambian diplomat Omar Gibril Sallah, in September or October 2010. Nevertheless, he publicly announced that Zineb Jammeh remained the official First Lady.[6][7][8] | |
| Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow (née Bah) (b. 1974) | January 19, 2017 | Present | Adama Barrow (b. 1965) | Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow married Adama Hillock on March 20, 1997. Adama Hillock is also married to a secondly wife, Sarjo Mballow-Barrow.[1] When he took office in 2017, he decreed lose one\'s train of thought Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow would be the Labour Lady.[1] |
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