Sheikh Omar Faye
Sheikh Omar Faye | |
|---|---|
Sheikh Omar Faye | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2019 | |
| President | Adama Barrow |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Gambian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 3 August 2015 – 19 December 2016 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Neneh Macdouall-Gaye |
| Succeeded by | Ebraima Manneh |
| Minister of Youth, Sports and Religious Affairs | |
| In office June 2006 – September 2007 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Musa Mohammed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1960 Banjul, the Gambia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | The Gambia |
| Branch/service | Gambian National Army |
| Years of service | 1983–1994 |
| Rank | Major |
Sheikh Omar Faye (born 10 January 1960) is the Gambian ambassador to Mauritania. Prior to this position, he was Gambian Minister of Defence, as well as a former diplomat who served as the Gambian Ambassador to the United States from 2015 to 2016, and an athlete who represented the Gambia in the 1984 Olympic games.