Draft:Talib Ahmed Bensouda

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Hon.
Talib Ahmed Bensouda
PresidentAdama Barrow
Preceded byYankuba Colley
Mayor of Kanfing Municipal Council
Assumed office
May 2018
Succeeded byIn office
Personal details
NationalityGambian
Political partyUnited Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Toronto

Talib Ahmed Bensouda (born in 1986) is a Gambian politician who has served as the mayor Kanfing Municipal Council since May 2018.

Early life and education[edit]

Talib Ahmed Bensouda was born in 1986 to Ahmed Bensouda, former Permanent Secretary (retired) and lawyer Amie Bensouda from Bakau.[1] Talib attended Marina International School and graduated in 2003, upon completion of his IGCS. He later moved to Hamilton, Canada where he studied for a college diploma and then to city of Mississauga, where he enrolled in the university of Toronto to earn his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Communications Technology in 2007. He also completed his Insurance Foundation Diploma from the West African Insurance Institute in 2012.[1]

Career[edit]

Talib Ahmed Bensouda worked as an insurance salesperson with Gray Power Insurance in Canada. Re-electionHe also worked with 1800-GOT-JUNA, a junk collection company that sales recycle to Toronto Waste Management Company as a sales lead.[2][3]In 2010 he returned to the Gambia and was employed by Takaful Gambia Limited, an Islamic Insurance Institute as a marketing manager.

Mayor of KMC[edit]

Talib Ahmed Bensouda is the youngest mayor in Gambia. He contested for the post under the United Democratic Party.[4] He was elected as mayor of KMC on 12th April 2018 with a margin of 29,325 votes.[5]

Re-election[edit]

He was reelected as the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council on 20 May, 2023.[6] He secured 56, 094 votes while his closest rival National People's Party's Bakary Y Badjie got 42,432 and independent candidate Pa Modou Mbowe] got 5,092 votes.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Manneh, Alagie (21 December 2017). "Talib Ahmed Bensouda, KMC mayoral aspirant". The Standard. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Talib Bensouda Mayor, Kanifing Municipality – The Standard Newspaper | Gambia". 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ "Talib Ahmed Bensouda, KMC Mayoral Aspirant – The Standard Newspaper | Gambia". 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  4. ^ Editor (2018-02-20). "Talib Bensouda Wins UDP Mayoral Primaries – Foroyaa Newspaper". Retrieved 2024-05-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Talib Ahmed Bensouda Clocks 100 Days In Office – The Standard Newspaper | Gambia". 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. ^ "Meet the Lord Mayor". Kanifing Municipal Council. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  7. ^ "LG elections: Urban voters reject NPP - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2024-05-02.