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Alieu Badara Njie was born on 17 October, 1904 in Gambia, is a President. Discover Alieu Badara Njie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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78 years old |
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Libra |
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17 October, 1904 |
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17 October |
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21 April 1982 |
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Gambia |
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Alieu Badara Njie Height, Weight & Measurements
At 78 years old, Alieu Badara Njie height not available right now. We will update Alieu Badara Njie's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Alieu Badara Njie Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Alieu Badara Njie worth at the age of 78 years old? Alieu Badara Njie’s income source is mostly from being a successful President. He is from Gambia. We have estimated
Alieu Badara Njie's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Before the 1982 election he voluntarily retired as a member of parliament for Northern Kombo, supporting and garnering support for Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang. He was persuaded to lead the PPP election campaign, until he was killed in a French Government-owned helicopter crash on 21 April 1982.
Following a period of out of the cabinet, he was appointed Minister of Information in 1970 and, in 1971, he became Minister of State in the President's Office. In 1972, he became Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, before returning to External Affairs in July 1974, a post he held until the 1977 election. After the election, he was made Vice President in 1977 (a largely ceremonial post). He resigned as a minister in August 1978.
He transferred to Northern Kombo for the 1966 election and all subsequent ones up to 1977. Following the merger of the DCA and the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in 1965, he contested these later elections for the PPP.
After the 1960 election, Njie was appointed Minister of Communications by Governor Edward Windley, but resigned in March 1961 when P.S. Njie was selected as chief minister. Following the 1962 election, he was appointed minister of works in D.K. Jawara's first cabinet; communications was added to this portfolio in 1963. At independence in 1965, he was appointed Minister of State for External Affairs and first ever Resident Minister in Dakar (Jawara initially retained the foreign policy portfolio for himself). In April 1967, he again became Minister for External Affairs, but was replaced by Andrew Camara in January 1968.
Njie worked in the civil service until his retirement in 1958 as the registrar of the Supreme Court of the Gambia.
He was first elected to the Bathurst Town Council in 1949 as an independent for the Jollof/Portuguese Town ward and, in 1960, was selected to contest the seat for the Democratic Congress Alliance (DCA) in the first parliamentary election. He won the same seat in the 1962 election.
He was born into a Wolof family in Bathurst (now Banjul). Njie attended the Methodist Boys' High School (1922–25) before entering the civil service in 1925.
Alieu Badara Njie CMG MBE JP (17 October 1904 – 21 April 1982) was a Gambian statesman who served as the 3rd Vice-President of the Gambia from 1977 to 1981. He served as the first Gambian Ambassador to Senegal and in Dawda Jawara's first cabinet. He held several ministerial roles under Jawara and played a key role in securing Gambian independence. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1965–1967 and 1974–77, Minister of Communications from 1960–1961 and 1963–1965, Minister of Works from 1962–1965, Minister of Information from 1970–1971, and Minister of Agriculture from 1972–1974.
