Mama Fatima Singhateh | |
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| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Maud de Boer-Buquicchio |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 January 2017 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Basiru Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Ba Tambadou |
| In office 27 August 2013 – 27 August 2014 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Amie Joof |
| Succeeded by | Basiru Mahoney |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Gambian |
| Alma mater | University of Hull University of Wales |
Mama Fatima Singhateh is a Gambian lawyer, judge, and politician. Between 2009 and 2013, she was a judge in the High Court, then at the Court of Appeal of The Gambia.[1] She subsequently served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Gambia from 2013 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2017.[2][3] She currently serves as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children.[4]
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- ^ "Gambia's ruler names new justice minister after coup bid".
- ^ "Gambia: Mama Fatima Singhateh Bounces Back". allAfrica.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "OHCHR | Special Rapporteur on the sale of children". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.