Cherno Omar Barry is the current Vice-Chancellor of the

International Open University The International Open University (IOU) is a private distance education university headquartered in Kanifing, The Gambia. It was founded as the Islamic Online University by Bilal Philips in 2007 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. B ...

, president of the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG), former Executive Secretary at the

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and Permanent Secretary in several ministries i.e. Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology and Office of The President of The Gambia.

Literary works

* * Barry, Cherno Omar, Jean-Marie Grassin, and Jean-Dominique Pénel. L'école et la littérature en Gambie. S.l.): [s.n.), 2002. * Barry, Cherno Omar. La représentation de l'école dans la littérature gambienne: ; mémoire présenté en vue de la Maîtrise-ès-Lettres (Mention Littérature Comparée). 2001. * Barry, Cherno O, Jean-Marie Grassin, and Jean-Dominique Pénel. La Représentation De L'école Dans La Littérature Gambienne. S.l.: s.n., 2001. Print.

Awards

* Legion of Honour (2018) * Médaille d’Or de la Fondation Alliance Francaise * Prix Aminata Maiga Ka de la Nouvelle

References

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