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First Lady of the Gambia

Spouse of the President of the Gambia

The First Lady of the Gambia is the official title of the wife of the President or Head of State of The Gambia. Since January 19, , Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow has been First Lady.

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Since polygamy (or more precisely polygyny) is legal and widespread in Gambia, several heads of government were married several times. However, only one wife bears the title of First Lady at a time. When he took office in , President Adama Barrow decreed that only his first wife, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, would be designated as first lady.[1]

List of first ladies

Parliamentary monarchy (–)

On February 18, , the former British colony of Gambia gained complete independence as a parliamentary monarchy.

The head of state was still the Queen of the Gambia, British Queen Elizabeth II, who was represented in the Gambia by the Governor-General.

The head of government during this period was Dawda Jawara (the prime minister from to and prime minister from to ).

Portrait Name Term Began Term Ended Governor-General Notes
Kathleen Audrey Paul
(née Weeden)
(d.

)

February 18, February 9, Sir John Warburton Paul
(–)		It is not known whether Kathleen Paul was called first lady.

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Fanta Singhateh
(–)		February 9, April 24, Sir Farimang Singhateh
(–)		Farimang Singhateh was the first Governor-General with Gambian citizenship. His wife Fanta Singhateh was called first lady.[2]

Republic (from )

Portrait Name Term Began Term Ended President or Head of State Notes
Chilel Jawara
(née N'Jie)
(b.

circa )

April 24, July 22, Dawda Jawara
(–)		Dawda Jawara was married to his first wife, Augusta Jawara (–), from until their divorce in , before he took office as president. In March , he married Chilel Jawara, his second wife, who became first lady in [3] In , he married a third wife, Njaimeh Jawara (b.

c. ), a sister of Lamin Bora M'Boge, who is not referred to as the First Lady.

Tuti Faal
(b. circa )		September
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(b.

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    		Jammeh married his first wife, Tuti Faal, but they divorced in [4]
    Zeinab Jammeh
    (née Soumah)
    (b. circa )    		December
    (marriage)    		January 19, Yahya JammehIn December , Jammeh married Zineb Jammeh.[5] Jammeh later married Alima Sallah, daughter of Gambian diplomat Omar Gibril Sallah, in September or October However, he publicly announced that Zineb Jammeh remained the official First Lady.[6][7][8]
    Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow
    (née Bah)
    (b.

    )

    		January 19, Present Adama Barrow
    (b. )    		Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow married Adama Barrow on March 20, Adama Barrow is also married to a second wife, Sarjo Mballow-Barrow.[1] When he took office in , he decreed that Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow would be the First Lady.[1]

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