Marie Saine-Firdaus

Marie Saine-Firdaus (born 1973) is a Gambian lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice of the Gambia. She has held various legal positions within the Gambian government and has contributed to legal and human rights discourse in Africa.

Career

Legal career After completing her legal education, Saine-Firdaus was admitted to the bar in Banjul in November 2000. She served as a state counsel November 2000 to 2003.

Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice Saine-Firdaus was appointed Secretary of State for Justice and Attorney General of the Gambia in September 2007. In October she headed a Gambian delegation sent to Taiwan. She was succeeded by Edward A. Gomez.

She later worked with the African Union as senior legal adviser responsible for human rights abuses.

Economic crime charges In December 2010, charges were filed at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court against former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Marie Saine-Firdaus and Edward Graham, then Managing Director of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), over alleged economic crimes..

She is a member of the Female Lawyers Association of The Gambia.