Fatou Bensouda
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Gambian lawyer and judge, Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2012–2021)
Key facts
- President
- Adama Barrow
- Preceded by
- Francis Rene Blain
- Succeeded by
- Karim Khan
- Born
- Fatou Bom Nyang , ( 1961-01-31 ) 31 January 1961 (age 65) , Bathurst (now Banjul ), British Gambia (now The Gambia )
- Spouse
- Philip Bensouda
- Alma mater
- University of Ife , Nigerian Law School , International Maritime Law Institute
- Occupation
- International Criminal Law Prosecutor, diplomat
- Profession
- Lawyer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- The Gambia
- Place of birth
- Banjul
- Occupation
- minister
- Position held
- Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
- Employer
- International Criminal Court
- Religion
- Islam
- Award
- BBC 100 Women
- Image
- FatouBensouda.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1961-01-31
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Encyclopedic overview
Fatou Bom Bensouda (/fɑːˈtuː bɛnˈsuːdɑː/; née Nyang; born 31 January 1961) is a Gambian lawyer and former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who has served as the Gambian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since 3 August 2022.
She served as prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) from June 2012 to June 2021, after having served as a deputy prosecutor in charge of the prosecutions division of the ICC from 2004 to 2012. She earlier served as a Minister of Justice and Attorney General of The Gambia from 1998 to 2000. She has also held positions as a legal adviser and a trial attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
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