Ousman Jammeh hails from Bakau, in the Kombo Saint Mary’s Municipality, of The Gambia. He attended primary and secondary Schools in The Gambia, before joining the Supreme Court, as a Court Clerk, i...view moreOusman Jammeh hails from Bakau, in the Kombo Saint Mary’s Municipality, of The Gambia. He attended primary and secondary Schools in The Gambia, before joining the Supreme Court, as a Court Clerk, in 1984. He attended Universities in Guyana, Malaysia, and Barbados, in the West Indies. He is a member of The Gambia Bar and a foundation member of the National Council for Law Reporting, a former Secretary to the Gambia Law Foundation, and a part-time para-legal Tutor at the Gambia Technical Training Institute, GTTI (1994-2001).
He served as a stipendiary Magistrate, Master and Registrar of the Supreme Court of The Gambia, 1994 to 1997; Master and Registrar of the High Court of The Gambia, from 1997 to 2001; and acting Judicial Secretary, 2000 to 2001. He practiced law in the Gambia, as Senior Partner with Temple Legal Practitioners, TLP, from 2002 to 2005, when he joined the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, UNICTR, in Arusha, Tanzania, as counsel in the Office of the Prosecutor. He is married to Ajaratou Fatou Marenah - Jammeh, and they have three children, Aisha, Mbisatou, Jr, Kawsu and Fatima, Ley Jr.view less