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Also known as Fatou B. Bensouda, Fatou Bom Bensouda, Fatou Nyang

Gambian lawyer and judge, Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2012–2021)

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Person
Country
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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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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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