Bala Garba Jahumpa

Bala Garba Jahumpa (born 20 July 1958 in Banjul ) is a Gambian politician and diplomat.

Early life and education Bala is the son of I.M. Garba-Jahumpa. He attended two high schools in Gambia from 1970 to 1975, then Suffield Academy and Vassar College in the U.S. from 1975 to 1980. He graduated from Vassar with a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Political Science. Later, from 1987 to 1989, Jahumpa attended Birmingham University in the United Kingdom, where he received his master's degree in Development Administration. Jahumpa himself was replaced in this position by Crispin Grey-Johnson in mid-September 2007.

Jahumpa was subsequently designated as Ambassador to Venezuela. On October 3, he was brought in for questioning regarding a passport scam, along with several other officials at the Foreign Affairs Department. Although arrested, he was soon exonerated by the police. After his mandate as Ambassador of the Gambia to Venezuela and Spain he was appointed in November 2012 Minister of Health in the Gambia.