Farimang Singhateh

Sir Farimang Singhateh GCMG

Governor-General of the Gambia
In office 9 February 1966 – 24 April 1970
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sir Dawda Jawara
Preceded by	Sir John Paul
Succeeded by	Position abolished

Personal details
Born	10 November 1912 Georgetown, British Gambia
Died	19 May 1977(1977-05-19) (aged 64)
Resting place	Jeshwang cemetery
Spouse	Lady Fanta Singhateh

Sir Farimang Mamadi Singhateh, GCMG (10 November 1912 – 19 May 1977) was the second and last Governor-General of the Gambia, representing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Succeeding Sir John Warburton Paul, who had previously been the last Governor of The Gambia before independence, Sir Farimang was the only Gambian citizen to hold that post, beginning in 1966. His wife Fanta Singhateh was the first Gambian woman to be First Lady.^[1] When the country became a republic in 1970, the office was abolished, and the Prime Minister, Dauda (later Sir Dawda) Kairaba Jawara became an executive President.

Sir Farimang Singhateh was working as a dispenser/pharmacist in the Royal Victoria Hospital. He then moved on to have his own clinics in Soma and Farafeni. Before going into the private sector he spent time in Basse and Mansakonko serving those communities. He was appointed as the first black Governor-General by the Queen of the United Kingdom while he was working in his Clinic at Farafenni. Stories have been told that horses were his form of transportation in the early 1940s and 1950s as cars were not available at that time or era. He was an Ahmadi Muslim and Amir (President) of the Gambia’s Ahmadiyya community. After The Gambia became a republic Singhateh refrained from any politics until his untimely death in 1977. He went back to his medical practice which was his first love and spent time with his children traveling to Kolda and Dakar in neighboring Senegal to visiting friends and family.^[2] A street in the capital, Banjul, was named in his honour.

Early Life

Sir Farimang Mamadi Singhateh, a distinguished figure in the Gambia's history was born in 1912 in Georgetown (now Janjanbureh), the Gambia. He hailed from a prominent lineage of Mandinka traders from Wuli, and his grandmother was one of the wives of the renowned Musa Molloh. His early life took a pivotal turn when he was adopted by the wife of a British divisional commissioner, which facilitated his local education in Georgetown.

Career

In 1935, Singhateh began his career in healthcare by volunteering as a medical overseer in Kerewan.

Preceded by Sir John Warburton Paul	Governor-General of the Gambia 1966–1970	Succeeded by Post abolished Sir Dawda Jawara as 1st. President of the Gambia

References

^ Hughes, Arnold, 1941- (2008). Historical dictionary of The Gambia. Perfect, David, 1960- (4th ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1. OCLC 212627111.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Historical Dictionary of The Gambia, Arnold Hughes, David Perfect, Scarecrow Press, page 214

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