(1965-02-15) 15 February 1965 (age 59) Mankamang Kunda, British Gambia
Political party
National People's Party (2019–present)[6][7] Independent (2016–2019) United Democratic Party (2007–2016) National Reconciliation Party (2006–2007)
Other political affiliations
Coalition 2016 (2016–2019)[8]
Spouse(s)
Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow (m. 1997) Sarjo Mballow
Children
5 (including 1 deceased)
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UDP Treasurer
Coalition 2016
2016 presidential election
2021 presidential election
President of the Gambia
2017–present
Government
2016–2017 constitutional crisis
ECOWAS intervention
Barrow cabinet
2017 National Assembly election
2022 National Assembly election
Faraba shooting
Truth commission
2022 coup attempt
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Adama Barrow (Fula: 𞤀𞥄𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮, romanized: Aadama Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017.
Born in Mankamang Kunda, a village near Basse Santa Su, he attended Crab Island Secondary School and the Muslim High School, the latter on a scholarship. He then worked for Alhagie Musa Njie & Sons, a Gambian energy company, where he became a sales manager. Moving to London in the early 2000s, Barrow studied for qualifications in real estate and concurrently worked as a security guard for Argos. After returning to the Gambia in 2006, he founded Majum Real Estate and was the CEO until 2016. He became the treasurer of the United Democratic Party, an opposition party, and then became party leader in September 2016 after the previous leader was jailed.[9] Barrow was then chosen as the UDP candidate in the 2016 presidential election. It was later announced that he would stand as an independent with the backing of the opposition group Coalition 2016 (a coalition supported by the UDP and six other parties).
Barrow won the 2016 presidential election with 43.34% of the vote, defeating long-time incumbent Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh initially accepted the result, but later reneged on this, and Barrow was forced to flee to neighbouring Senegal. He was inaugurated at the Gambian embassy in Senegal on 19 January 2017, and Jammeh was forced to leave the Gambia and go into exile on 21 January. Barrow returned to the Gambia on 26 January.
In November 2021, Adama Barrow announced his candidacy for the 2021 presidential election, and was re-elected.[10]
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^"Gambia elections: Adama Barrow declared presidential election winner". BBC News. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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AdamaBarrow (Fula: 𞤀𞥄𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮, romanized: Aadama Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has...
Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result, opposition candidate AdamaBarrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The election marked the first...
newly elected President AdamaBarrow appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Yahya Jammeh, his predecessor. Barrow was formally inaugurated...
Jammeh was re-elected as president in 2001, 2006 and 2011, but lost to AdamaBarrow in 2016. His presidency oversaw a shift towards authoritarianism, demonstrated...
seized power in a bloodless 1994 coup, with Jammeh ruling until 2017. AdamaBarrow became The Gambia's third president in January 2017, after defeating...
to AdamaBarrow. This ultimately ended the 2016-17 Gambian constitutional crisis. Forces entered the country on 19 January at the request of Barrow, who...
on 4 December 2021. The result was a victory for incumbent President AdamaBarrow of the National People's Party, who received 53% of the vote, defeating...
candidate in 2016, before dropping out to endorse AdamaBarrow and Coalition 2016. She then served in Barrow's cabinet, as trade minister, and then as health...
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and would leave the country allowing Barrow to take up office. On 4 December 2021, Gambian President AdamaBarrow won re-election in the presidential election...
the former President of Senegal, Macky Sall; the President of Gambia, AdamaBarrow; the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló; the Vice President...
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presidential candidate) of the United Democratic Party (UDP) AdamaBarrow as their candidate. Barrow officially left the UDP to allow him to run as an independent...
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suffered an unsuccessful coup attempt in 2014. In the 2016 election, AdamaBarrow was elected president, backed by a coalition of opposition parties. Jammeh's...
newly created National People's Party (NPP), led by incumbent President AdamaBarrow, emerged victorious, winning 18 seats. The United Democratic Party (UDP)...
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reappointed to the role on 3 May 2017 by AdamaBarrow. In a cabinet reshuffle, effective 29 June 2018, Barrow appointed Tangara as Minister of Foreign...
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