Abdoulie Bah | |
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Lord Mayor of Banjul | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Preceded by | Samba Faal |
Succeeded by | Rohey Malick Lowe |
Abdoulie Bah,also known as Lie Bah (born 24 June 1948,in Bathurst;died 16 June 2018,in Banjul),was a Gambian politician. From 2013 to 2018,he served as the Lord Mayor of Banjul,the capital city of the Gambia. [1] [2] [3] [4] Bah was the 15th Mayor of the city. [5]
Bah attended Muhammedan Primary School and then Banjul City Council School. [1] In 1987,he was elected as a councilor of the Banjul City Council from the Campama ward. [1] In the 2013 Gambian local elections,Bah,running as an independent candidate,defeated incumbent mayor Samba Faal (APRC) with 51.2% of the vote to become the Lord Mayor of Banjul. [6]
In the 2018 Gambian local elections,Bah lost to Rohey Malick Lowe,the candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP). [7] Bah died a few days before his 70th birthday in Banjul. [2]
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