Professor Jainaba ML Kah has been appointed Director General of the Department of Strategic Policy and Delivery, Office of the President.   

“Professor Kah will lead her team on leadership, strategic management, innovations, talent management and functionality at the Department in liaison with the Office of the Secretary General, the Cabinet Office and other MDAs and stakeholders in government,” State House said in a tweet on Friday.

“She brings with her a wealth of work experience on strategy, management and policy from both international and national institutions and organisations.”

Professor Jainaba M.L. Kah has a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development from the Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, USA. Dr. Kah also holds a Masters in Development Economics (M.D.E.) from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Cum Laude) from St. Mary’s University also in Halifax, Canada. 

Dr. Kah is the Chairperson of The Adjudication Committee of the All Africa Public Sector Innovation Awards (AAPSIA), which is the first Africa wide ministerial initiative celebrating innovation in the Public Sector. 

She was also the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Keystone Bank (renamed MegaBank), The Gambia for three years.

Dr. Jainaba M.L. Kah was associate professor of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) University and American University of Nigeria respectively.