Alhaji Bai Modi Joof
Alhaji Bai Modi Joof | |
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| Born | Bai Modi Joof 15 December 1933 |
| Died | June 3, 1993 (aged 59) Latrikunda, the Gambia |
| Resting place | Latrikunda Cemetery, Gambia |
| Nationality | Gambian |
| Education | University (Law) |
| Occupation | Barrister at Law |
| Known for | Law, free speech and freedom of the press |
| Title | LLB |
| Children | Tamsier Joof (third child) |
| Parent(s) | Ebrima Joof and Aji Anna Samba |
| Relatives | Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (older brother), Pap Cheyassin Secka (nephew) |
Alhaji Bai Modi Joof (or Bai Modi Joof, 15 December 1933 – 3 June 1993) was a barrister at law from the Gambia, practicing from the mid-1970s to 1993, the year he died. Also known as Alhaji B.M. Joof, B.M. Joof or Lawyer Joof, he was a member of the UK and Gambian Bar, and a barrister and solicitor of the Gambian Supreme Court. He was termed the "champion of free speech" by some quarters of the Gambian press during the administration of president Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara. He was a defense-barrister and came from a Wolof and Serer background of the family Joof. He is not to be confused with his former protégé, Joseph Henry Joof, who is also commonly referred to as Lawyer Joof (the former attorney general).