Sheikh Omar Faye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sheikh Omar Faye
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1960(1960-01-10)
Age	64
Birthplace	Banjul
Country	Gambia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Sheikh Omar Faye Biography

Sheikh Omar Faye is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 10, 1960 in Banjul, Gambia. Faye is born the 10th of January, 1960 in Banjul in the Gambia in the Gambia to Ajaratou Ramatoulie Tambedou and Alhagi Tijan Faye. His grandfather, who was also known as Heikh Omar Faye, was an Islamic scholar who played a key role in Gambian politics during the beginning in the nation. The younger Faye was a student at Windley elementary school, which was located in Half Die as well as Crab Island Junior Secondary School. Then he went to St Augustine’s School, on the basis of a scholarship to sports, and graduated in 1979. In St Augustine’s, he competed in basketball, football and volleyball, as well as rugby and track.

After returning back to Gambia, Faye was appointed as Director of Information within the office of the President Jammeh. He was appointed the Minister for Youth, Sports and Religious Affairs in the year 2006 and remained in the position until 2007, when he was transferred back to Mauritania in the capacity of the deputy mission chief for the Gambian Embassy in Mauritania. He was within Mauritania until 2014 which was the year he was transferred to the Gambian Embassy situated in Washington, D.C. He officially became the charge d’affaires from 1 April 2014 and then officially was appointed ambassador following the presentation of his credentials to the president Barack Obama on 3 August 2015. On the 19th of December, the ambassador was summoned by the Gambia. The recall came after he called for Jammeh to quit in the wake of Adama Barrow’s win in the presidential election of 2016.

Faye began his professional career as an athlete who held Gambian records for the 200m and 100m sprints for a while. He was a part of Gambia in several international competitions. Gambia internationally, and was a part of the 1984 Olympic Games where he was the team captain. In the Games He competed in the 200m and 100m races, and the 4 x 100m relay. He also played with his Gambian national team during this time. In the meantime, from 1981 until 1983, he was an instructor for his school, the Muslim High School in Banjul.

Sheikh Omar Faye Net Worth

Sheikh Omar Faye is one of the richest Politician from Gambia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sheikh Omar Faye 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sheikh Omar Faye (born 10 January 1960) is currently the Gambian Minister for Defence and is also an ex-diplomat who served as Gambian Ambassador in America from 2015 to 2016. United States from 2015 to 2016 and also an athletics player who represented Gambia during the 1984 Olympic games of 1984.

Faye began his career in Faye joined the Gambian National Army in 1983 and was made an officer cadet in the same year. The following year, Faye was transferred to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to learn over two years. In the later years of his military career, he was also trained in the United States Army Command and General Staff College. A portion of his time was as a member of the peacekeeping force in Liberia. The army was disbanded in 1994 and was stationed in Atlanta, Georgia, at the moment of Yahya Jammeh’s military coup. He was employed as an officer of security along with a utility line locator throughout Atlanta, Georgia in the United States until 2005, after which he was transferred to Gambia. Gambia.

While Faye was serving as Consul General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, President Barrow appointed Faye as the Gambia’s first Minister of Defence under his administration. The appointment was made as part of a broader cabinet reshuffling announced via press release from the Office of the President on August 22, 2019.

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Facts & Trivia

Sheikh Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Gambia. Sheikh Omar Faye celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.