Alagie Barrow

Alagie Barrow is a Gambian-American former Army National Guard officer. He was one of the plotters in the 2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt, and for his role in which he was sentenced to six months imprisonment under the Neutrality Act of 1794. Barrow was appointed as the director of research for the Gambian Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in August 2018.

Early life and education Barrow was born in Jah Kunda, a hamlet a few miles from Nyakoi in the Upper River Division. He graduated from Nasir Ahmadiya Senior Secondary School in 1993 and moved to Tennessee, United States in 1994. He graduated from Tennessee State University with a major in criminal justice and a minor in psychology. He then graduated from the American Military University in West Virginia with a master's degree in national security studies.

Career Barrow joined the Tennessee Army National Guard in 2001 and was commissioned as an officer in 2008. He was mobilised for deployment in 2003 during the Iraq War, but his unit never ended up deploying. During his time in the National Guard he served as a suicide prevention officer, an illicit drugs prevention officer, a public affairs office, and a career counselor. In January 2014, he left the military, and joined REGAL-BELOIT as an account manager. He was sentenced to six months.

In August 2018, Barrow was appointed as the director of research at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) by its secretary, Baba Galleh Jallow. Some objected to his appointment on the grounds that a convicted felon should not hold the role.