Mai Fatty
Mai Ahmad Fatty | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1 February 2017 – 10 November 2017 | |
| President | Adama Barrow |
| Preceded by | Momodou Alieu Bah |
| Succeeded by | Habib Saihou Drammeh (1949)[1] |
| Leader of the Gambia Moral Congress | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kerewan |
| Political party | Gambia Moral Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Coalition 2016 |
Mai Ahmad Fatty is a Gambian politician, who served as the Minister of the Interior under Adama Barrow.
From 1 February to 10 November 2017 he was Minister of the Interior in President Adama Barrow's cabinet.[2] Since 2009 he is the leader of the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC).[3] From 2011 to November 2016, he left Gambia, after being threatened following the 2011 presidential election.[4] A head of much anticipated 2026 president election has joined the ruling National people's party (NPP) grand coalition.
The move, according to them is aimed at solidifying the ruling part ahead of the crucial 2026 presidential election.
Furthermore, he has vowed to work with coalition partners in ensuring that Barrow won the forthcoming election
The NPP party's executive welcomed the GMC leaders and their supporters, describing the move as key ahead of the presidential election.
References
[edit]- ^ The Point (the Gambia), Banjul, appointed Habib Saihou Drammeh as Minister of the Interior, on Monday, 4 December 2017. [1][2]
- ^ Sacked Interior Minister Mai Fatty Not Under Corruption Investigation, jollofnews, Senegambia Confederation November 14th 2017, [3]
- ^ "Barrow swears in new cabinet, one coalition party missing". The Point. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Mai Ahmad Fatty returns to Gambia from exile". SMBC News. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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