President of the Gambia

President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia
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Incumbent Yahya Jammeh since 22 July 1994
Residence	State House, Banjul
Term length	5 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Dawda Jawara
Formation	24 April 1970
Deputy	Vice President of the Gambia

The President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of the Gambia and is the commander-in-chief of the Military of the Gambia.

Latest election

Main article: Gambian presidential election, 2016

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Adama Barrow	Independent Coalition of Parties	263,515	45.5
Yahya Jammeh	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction	212,099	36.7
Mammah Kandeh	Gambia Democratic Congress	102,969	17.8
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		578,583	100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: BBC

See also

• The Gambia
  • List of colonial governors of the Gambia
  • List of Governors-General of the Gambia
  • List of Presidents of the Gambia
  • List of heads of government of the Gambia
• Lists of office-holders

Sources

• http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#gambia
• http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/gambia.htm
• Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland