Ousaman Jammeh (born 13 August 1953) is a

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 ...

n politician. He was educated at the

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, at the ''Finafrica Institute'' in Milan and the

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(MA Rural Development, 1984). He held the post of Gambian Foreign Minister from September 2009 to June 2010, having previously held the post of Energy Minister from May 2008 to September 2009. Redeployed as Energy Minister in June 2010, he also served as Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service in 2011.http://www.statehouse.gm/cv/sec-gen4.html

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1953 births Living people University of Nigeria alumni Alumni of the University of East Anglia Foreign ministers of the Gambia Government ministers of the Gambia {{Gambia-politician-stub