Alhaji Momodou Baboucarr Njie (February 10, 1929 – March 3, 2009) was a two-term speaker of The
Republic of the Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
, and for the short-lived
Senegambia confederation
Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation or Confederation of Senegambia, was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour the Gambia, which is almost completely surr ...
. He was also a founding member of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), serving as its first president, in addition to serving as a member of the Public Service Commission and of the Banjul Committee of Muslim Elders. He also served as the General Manager of British Petroleum (BP) in the Gambia, from where he gained the nickname 'Njie BP' and later became the Chairman of TotalFinaElf.
He gathered experience in private and public office. On his death on March 3, 2009 he was given a state funeral by Alhajji Dr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, President of The Republic of the Gambia. He is survived by 8 children.
1929 births
2009 deaths
Speakers of the National Assembly of the Gambia
Legislators in the Gambia
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