NEW AG APPOINTED
By Sheriff Bojang
Nov 18, 2003, 15:28

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Thirty-five year old Sheikh Tijan Hydara was appointed the new Attorney 
General and Secretary of State for Justice with effect from last evening.> 
Hydara, it came as a surprise   

Until his recent appointment, Mr Hydara was acting registrar of companies and 
principal legal draftsman at the Attorney General’s Chambers.

He succeeded Joseph Joof, who resigned his position on September 22 in the 
wake of rumours of his imminent sacking. Since then, the position has been 
vacant.

Mr Hydara is the eighth holder of the office in as many years. His 
predecessors were Joseph Henry Joof, Pap Cheyassin Secka, Hawa Sisay-Sabally, Fatou Bom 
Bensouda, Musa Bittaye, Mustapha Marong and Fafa Edrissa M’Bai. 

Mr Hydara, the third son of the venerable sheriff of Brufut, Kebba Hydara, is 
the youngest holder of the office.

Speaking to Daily Observer last night following the announcement of his 
appointment, Sheikh Tijan said: “I feel honoured. It is a responsibility that I 
intend to carry out to the best of my ability. I never expected it although it 
was being speculated about.”

While Mr Hydara may not have actively lobbied for the position, a certain 
senior state counsel of high academic repute in the Attorney General’s Chambers, 
made no secret of his fervent desire to become the next AG. In fact, this 
paper learnt that the learned gentleman even wrote a letter applying for the 
position and went to the extent of writing a press release for his imminent 
appointment.

During the weeks intervening Joseph Joof’s resignation and Sheikh Tijan 
Hydara’s appointment, the names of several barristers and judges were being floated 
around as possible fillers of the position.

Mr Hydara is a holder of an LL B, B L, and LL M degrees.

    

    



 

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