Zeinab Jammeh

Zeinab Jammeh
Zeinab Jammeh
First Lady of the Gambia
	In role; 1999 – 21 January 2017
President	Yahya Jammeh
Preceded by	Tuti Faal
Succeeded by	Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow
Personal details
Born	Zeinab Suma; October 5, 1977 (age 46); Rabat, Morocco
Political party	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
Spouse	Yahya Jammeh (m. 1999)
Children	2
Education	American International University West Africa

Zeinab Suma Jammeh (born (1977-10-05)October 5, 1977) is the former First Lady of the Gambia and the main wife of the former President of the Gambia, Yahya Jammeh.^[2]^[3] In September 2019, the results of the Janneh Commission, a committee of inquiry set up by the Barrow government to investigate Jammeh's financial activities, were published. The report indicated that she has appropriated public funds from the Gambia amounting to 3.3 million Dalasi and 2 million US dollars through her foundation.^[4]

Early life

Zeinab Suma (or Soumah) was born to Alhaji Ibrahima and Rhimou El Hassady Soumah in Morocco.^[1]^[2]^[5]

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Zeinab Jammeh


First Lady of the Gambia
In role 1999 – 21 January 2017
President	Yahya Jammeh
Preceded by	Tuti Faal
Succeeded by	Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow

Personal details
Born	Zeinab Suma (1977-10-05) October 5, 1977 (age 46) Rabat, Morocco^[1]
Political party	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
Spouse	Yahya Jammeh (m. 1999)
Children	2^[1]
Education	American International University West Africa^[1]