Dembo M. Badjie
Dembo M. Badjie | |
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| Gambian Ambassador to China | |
| In office 2016–2017[2] | |
| Gambian Ambassador to India | |
| In office 2010–2016 | |
| Gambian Ambassador to Sierra Leone | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Children | Fatim Badjie |
| Alma mater | Rust College (BA) Glasgow College of Technology (Diploma) |
Dembo M. Badjie (born 1952) is a retired Gambian civil servant and diplomat. He entered the Gambian Government in 1970, taking a break to study Political Science and Economics at Rust College, followed by postgraduate studies at Glasgow Caledonian University.[2] He re-entered the civil service in 1978, serving in several ministries, including local government and education.[1] In 1983, he had a daughter, Fatim Badjie, who is also a Gambian politician.[3]
Career
He eventually joined the foreign service, serving as the first secretary of the Gambian embassy in Brussels and the Gambian mission to the United Nations.[1] He became Ambassador to Sierra Leone in 2004.
In 2010, he was moved to be the Gambian ambassador to India (also serving Bangladesh and Myanmar), in 2010,[1] before entering the Gambian embassy in China in 2016, after the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.[2]
In 2017, he retired and wrote a book, Outlook on Governance & Administration in The Gambia.[4]
The Diplomat
The Diplomat, a commercial and hospitality development in The Gambia, was named in his honour.[5] The naming initiative was associated with his daughter Fatim Badjie. She sought to commemorate his long career and contribution to public service. His career has been described as spanning nearly four decades of service to The Gambia.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "India-Africa Relations in the 21st Century" (PDF). O. P. Jindal Global University. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Dembo Badjie is Gambia's new Ambassador to China - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia". thepoint.gm.
- ↑ Arnold Hughes; David Perfect (11 September 2008). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6260-9.
- ↑ "BOOK LAUNCH: Dembo Badjie Launches Book On Governance". 28 December 2017.
- 1 2 "A Name Written Into Stone When The Diplomat was named, a nation acknowledged what service rendered in silence looks like. - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2026-08-10.