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Gambian poet and economist (born 1958)

Tijan M. Sallah (born 6 March 1958) is a Gambian poet and prose writer.^[1]

Early life

Tijan Sallah was born in Serekunda, The Gambia, on 6 March 1958.^[2] His mother was of Wolof ethnicity and his father was a Tukulor, who, according to Sallah, was a descendant of the ruling families of Futa Tooro.

He attended koranic schools (locally known as daras) from the age of four, before entering Serrekunda Primary School, where he describes his teacher Harrietta Ndow as having been particularly influential. He then entered St.

Augustine's High School, run by IrishHoly Ghost Fathers, and was exposed to classical British literary texts (Shakespeare's plays, Orwell's and Dickens' works, etc.) and the Bible. Although his father, Momodou Musa Sallah (Dodou Sallah), was imam of the local mosque in Serekunda, he did not mind his son studying the Bible, as it was part of the heritage of the Abrahamic religions.

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