Khalifa sall biography

Halifa Sallah (born ) is a retired Gambian politician and former National Assembly member for Serrekunda Constituency. He currently serves as the secretary-general of the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS). He served as a spokesman and advisor to PresidentAdama Barrow from during the presidential election campaign until March

Sallah co-founded PDOIS in , and was elected as its secretary-general in He has been a major contributor to Foroyaa, the party's newspaper. He contested elections for the House of Representatives in and , and was an opposer of the Yahya Jammeh regime. He stood unsuccessfully for the National Assembly in , but was elected in , serving until During that time, he also served as Minority Leader. Sallah has also served in the Pan-African Parliament, and was the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD)'s candidate for president in the presidential election, coming third with 6% of the vote.

Early life

Sallah was born and raised in Serekunda, the Gambia, and was educated in the United States, graduating with a degree in sociology.^[1] He returned to the Gambia in and worked as a social worker in the Social Welfare Department.^[2]

Political career

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Khalifa Sall

Senegalese politician

Khalifa Ababacar Sall (born 1 January ) is a Senegalese politician. He is a former government minister and a former mayor of Dakar.^[1]

Sall became involved in political activism at the age of He was a long-time member of the Socialist Party of Senegal. He was elected municipal councilor, and later a member of the National Assembly. During Abdou Diouf's presidency, he served as a minister. Sall was elected mayor of Dakar in , then was re-elected, serving until ^[2][3] He was expelled from the Socialist Party of Senegal in ^[3] In March , he was arrested due to being suspected of embezzling billion CFA francs ($3 million).^[4] In , he was given a five year prison sentence and was removed from his position as mayor by president Macky Sall (no relation).^[4] Macky Sall pardoned him in ^[4] He was the leader of Manko Taxawu Sénégal in the Senegalese parliamentary election, and was a candidate for President of Senegal in the Senegalese presidential election.^[3]

He is unrelated to Macky Sall, the country’s former president.^[4]

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