Pa harry jammeh biography

Basiru V.P. Mahoney is a Gambian lawyer, politician and judge who served as Attorney General of The Gambia from 27 August 2014 to 9 January 2015.
Pa Harry Jammeh, a former Solicitor General and Legal Adviser, has said that members of his family were victimized under the former regime.
Businessman Amadou Samba has described former President Yahya Jammeh as a mad dictator, adding that he had no business relations with him.

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Family laments Jammeh’s victimization at Ben’s funeral

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Pa Harry Jammeh, a former Solicitor General and Legal Adviser, has said that members of his family were victimized under the former regime.
Speaking at the burial of his brother and former IGP Benedict Jammeh at Kanilai on April 26, Pa Harry said people must understand that members of his family including the deceased were also victims of the former regime and are ready to work with the new government to achieve reconciliation across the country.

He further said that before his demise, the late Ben had been hoping for an opportunity to work under the new government as a loyal and patriotic citizen.
The former Solicitor General and Legal Adviser assured of his unflinching support to the new government.
It could be recalled that Ben Jammeh served in various capacities in the Second Republic including as IGP, DG NIA and DG NDEA before falling out with ex-President Jammeh and fleeing the country. Pa Harry also served as Solicitor General and Legal Adviser, before his sacking and imprisonment.

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Samba says Jammeh was a mad dictator

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By Baba Sillah

Businessman Amadou Samba has described former President Yahya Jammeh as a mad dictator, adding that he had no business relations with him.

Appearing for the third time before the Janneh Commission yesterday, Samba said: “I did not achieve my success through Jammeh. I was already a successful businessman as evidenced by the fact that I was awarded businessman of the year in 1992, well before Jammeh came to power. The jobs I created are many and the tax I have paid is in billions. The records are there to prove that. I am a lawyer by profession but because I had temptation for money, I decided to go into business”.

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Mr Samba said Jammeh was a dictator and a bad man with whom he had no business relations.
Reacting to the testimony of Lang Conteh on the sale of Kairaba Beach Hotel, Samba denied having conversation with Jammeh, Baba Jobe and Lang Conteh regarding the sale of the hotel, describing Mr Conteh as a “pathological liar.”

“I have nothing to do with Lang Conteh or Baba Jobe

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Topping our list as most prominent family in the country is the First Family, which includes President Jammeh, First Lady Zenab Jammeh and their two children, Mariam and Muhammed. The president was born in Kanilai in 1965, shortly after The Gambia gained independence from Great Britain.

Coming in second place are the Jawara families of former president Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara and famous businessman Basiru Jawara.

Sir Dawda led the country to independence in 1965. His son, Ebrima Jawara is currently working for the APRC government.

Basiru Jawara, a native of Sabi in the Upper River Region, is arguably the wealthiest Sarahule man in The Gambia. His children are well educated, and most of them already millionaires.

The Jahumpa family is another prominent family in the country. Alhagie Garba I.M Jahumpa was the founder of the Muslim Congress Party - a party that represented the Muslim population of Banjul. Two of his children are actively involved in politics. Bala Garba Jahumpa is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and her sister, Fatoumatta Jahumpa –