Ajamu Baly

His Excellency
Ajamu Baly
2nd Governor of Sint Maarten
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 October 2022
MonarchWillem-Alexander
Prime MinisterSilveria Jacobs
Luc Mercelina
Preceded byEugene Holiday
Personal details
Born
Ajamu G. Baly

1977[1]
Sint Maarten
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam

Ajamu Baly (born 1977) is a Sint Maarten politician currently serving as the second governor of Sint Maarten since 10 October 2022.[2]

Early life and career

Ajamu Baly was born in St. Maarten, he attended Sister Borgia Elementary School in Philipsburg and subsequently the Milton Peters College. He later moved to the Netherlands to study law at the University of Amsterdam.[2]

After graduating with a law degree, Baly returned to Sint Maarten and started working at the Ministry of Justice and Security in the Judicial Affairs department.

In February 2022, he was appointed as a Deputy Judge of Instruction at the Joint Court of Justice. He also currently serves on several boards and committees including the Supervisory Board of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.[2]

Governor of Sint Maarten

In October 2022, he was installed by the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as Governor of Sint Maarten, succeeding Eugene Holiday.[3] As of October 2023. Emiko Bird-Lake's nomination has been approved by The Kingdom Council of Ministers as acting Governor of St. Maarten.[4]

References

  1. ^ "King Willem-Alexander receives St. Maarten's new Governor". The Daily Herald. 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "About the Governor". www.kabgsxm.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Ajamu Baly will be new St. Maarten Governor". www.thedailyherald.sx. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ "New acting Governor for St. Maarten". 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.


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