Yahya Jammeh

Yahya Jammeh يحيى جامع
2nd President of the Gambia
In office 22 July 1994 – 19 January 2017
Vice President	Isatou Njie-Saidy
Preceded by	Dawda Jawara
Succeeded by	Adama Barrow
Personal details
Born	Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh 25 May 1965 (aged 61) Kanilai, Gambia
Political party	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
Spouse(s)	Zeinab Suma Alima Sallah (possibly divorced)
Children	Mariam Muhammed
Alma mater	Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
Military service
Allegiance	The Gambia
Branch/service	Gambian National Army
Years of service	1984–1996
Rank	Colonel

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (Arabic: يحيى عبدالعزيز جيمس جنكنج جامعcode: ar is deprecated ; born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician. He became the president of The Gambia in 1994.

Yahya Jammeh Media

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  Jammeh electoral poster in 2005

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  Yahya and Zeinab Jammeh with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House, August 2014.

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  LBA Order of the Great 1st September Revolution ribbon

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  Order of Courage (Libya) - ribbon bar

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  Order of Brilliant Jade (Taiwan) - ribbon bar

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  SEN Order of the Lion - Grand Cross BAR

Other websites

• Jammeh to Hizbullah TV: We Support Iran's Nuclear Program; All Countries Are Entitled to Obtain Nuclear Weapons Until These Are Abolished