Prominent Imam Banding Drammeh has died at his house in Brikama aged 90, family sources have confirmed.
The former Supreme Islamic Council president died on Thursday.
Drammeh was a leading figure in Islam in The Gambia having led the country’s apex Islamic body in the 2000s. He left the the role of president of the council in 2008 following the expiry of his term in office.
Tributes flooded in for the top Imam as soon as news of his passing emerged.
Canada-based Basidia M Drammeh said: “Today, I have lost my teacher, mentor and brother Sheikh Alhagi Banding Drammeh. I am what I am, thanks to this great man.”
Momodou Sabally said: “Former president of the Supreme Islamic Council Alhagie Banding Drammeh has contributed tremendously towards the propagation of Islam and Islamic scholarship.
“May Allah forgive him and grant him blissful repose in Jannatul Firdaus. This is indeed a great loss for the Gambia and and the Muslim Ummah.”
