Mama Fatima Singhateh
Mama Fatima Singhateh | |
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| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Maud de Boer-Buquicchio |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 January 2017 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Basiru Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Ba Tambadou |
| In office 27 August 2013 – 27 August 2014 | |
| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Amie Joof |
| Succeeded by | Basiru Mahoney |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Gambian |
| Alma mater | University of Hull University of Wales |
Mama Fatima Singhateh (born October 1, 1974) is a Gambian lawyer, judge, and politician. Between 2009 and 2013, she was a judge in the High Court, then at the Court of Appeal of The Gambia. She subsequently served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Gambia from 2013 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2017. She currently serves as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children.