Background
Mbye, Lamin Abdou was born on March 3, 1934 in Banjul, Gambia. Son of Abdou Wally and Aja Fatou (Jagne) Mbye.
Gambian ambassador to the United States
Mbye, Lamin Abdou was born on March 3, 1934 in Banjul, Gambia. Son of Abdou Wally and Aja Fatou (Jagne) Mbye.
Bachelor with honors, University Wales, England, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Birmingham, England, 1969.
Third grade clerk Gambian Treasury, Banjul, 1955-1957. Third grade clerk Labour Department, Gambia, 1957-1960. Trainee executive officer Establishment Office, Gambia, 1960.
Assistant secretary Prime Minister' General’ s Office, Gambia, 1965. Director information and broadcasting Gambia, 1969-1974. Ambassador to the United States Gambian Foreign Service, Washington, from 1982.
Permanent secretary Ministry of Works and Communications, 1981-1981, Ministry of Education, Youth Sports and Culture, 1981-1982. Chairman board Gambia Airways. Consultant Commonwealth Secretariat, African Region, 1974-1975.
Director administration and finance Organization Islamic Conference, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 1976-1980.
Married Isatou Jara, December 17, 1971. Children– Neneh, Abdou, Habib.