Momodou Lamin Bah, accountant general of The Gambia from 2014 until 2022, was appointed as The Gambia’s ambassador in Washington. He replaced Dawda Fadera, who died in office on Feb. 20, 2022.
Bah, a chartered accountant, is an information technology expert with training in computer science and data processing at the University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He’s also certified in the governance of enterprise IT (CGEIT) and is a certified information systems auditor and information security manager.
From 2009 to 2014, Bah was a consultant with the integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) project within the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. And before that, he was a financial management specialist at IFMIS.
In addition, Bah has been finance and administrative manager at the Sunbeach Hotel & Resort in Bakau (2003-05); internal audit manager for the International Bank for Commerce (Gambia) Ltd. (2002-03); IT manager for that same bank (1995-99), and data processing officer at International Trypanotolerance Centre (1985-95).
