The Director General of the Gambia Immigration Department, Mr. Ebrima Mboob, has been named the ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ by the ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐ช๐๐). The award was presented on 23rd July 2026 during the ๐ญ๐ต๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ in Banjul, hosted by the Ministry of Interior of The Gambia.
SWAI is a Pan-African security media and advocacy organisation established in 1997 to promote dialogue on pertinent security challenges in Africa and recognise excellence among governments, security agencies, non-governmental institutions, businesses and individuals contributing to the maintenance of security, safety and good governance.
The prestigious accolade celebrates DG Mboob’s leadership, integrity, ethical conduct, impact, innovation and contribution to regional security cooperation in migration and border governance. It reflects the ambitious vision and results-driven leadership he champions both in The Gambia and across Africa.
The Gambia Immigration Department welcomes this well-deserved recognition. The award is a testament to decades of professional growth, impact and continuous reform that continue to drive The GID’s reform agenda, champion sustainable migration and border governance models, and support the implementation of national, regional and international migration governance frameworks.
The Core Command, Senior Management and the entire staff of the Gambia Immigration Department congratulate DG Mboob on this recognition and dedicate this honour to every officer who continues to serve with integrity, patriotism and professionalism. This achievement reflects the collective commitment of the Department to excellence in service delivery and its dedication to protecting The Gambia’s borders.
Source: Gambia Immigration Department
