Abubacarr Tambadou
Abubacarr Tambadou | |
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Tambadou in December 2019 | |
| Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Olufemi Elias |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General | |
| In office 7 February 2017 – 30 June 2020 | |
| President | Adama Barrow |
| Preceded by | Mama Fatima Singhateh |
| Succeeded by | Dawda A. Jallow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abubacarr Marie Tambadou 12 December 1972 |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick SOAS, University of London |
Abubacarr Marie "Ba" Tambadou (born 12 December 1972) is a Gambian lawyer and politician who is currently the Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, an international court founded by the United Nations Security Council. From 2017 to 2020, Tambadou served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General in Gambian President Adama Barrow's cabinet.
Tambadou was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2020, in recognition of his leadership in prosecuting Myanmar for the Rohingya genocide. He was later nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for the same reason in 2021.