Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof | |
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| Born | Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof 22 October 1924 Bathurst, British Gambia |
| Died | 2 April 2011 (aged 86) Bakau, Gambia |
| Resting place | Juswang cemetery, Gambia |
| Occupation | historian, politician, author, trade unionist, broadcaster, radio programme director, scout master, Pan-Africanist, lecturer, columnist, activist, nationalist |
| Nationality | Gambian |
| Literary movement | history, politics, culture |
| Notable works | The history of the Banjul Mosque Getting to know The Gambia The root cause of the bread and butter demonstration Banjul Daemba 1816-1999 Tagator |
| Parents | Ebrima Joof and Aji Anna Samba |
| Relatives | Alhaji Bai Modi Joof (younger brother), Tamsier Joof (nephew), Pap Cheyassin Secka (nephew) |
Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (22 October 1924 – 2 April 2011) commonly known as Cham Joof, (pen name: Alh. A.E. Cham Joof) was a Gambian historian, politician, author, trade unionist, broadcaster, radio programme director, scout master, Pan-Africanist, lecturer, columnist, activist and an African nationalist who advocated for the Gambia's independence during the colonial era.
Cham Joof was born on 22 October 1924 at 7 Griffith Street (Half-Die) in Bathurst now Banjul, the capital of the Gambia. He came from a Serer and Wolof background. He was the third child and the eldest son of Ebrima Joof (1887–1949) and Aji Anna Samba (1896 – 9 April 1977). On his father's side (the Joof family), he was a descendant of the Joof Dynasty of Sine and Saloum, and the Njie Dynasty of Jolof. On his mother's side, he was the great grand-nephew of Tafsir Sa Lolly Jabou Samba — a 19th-century Senegambian jihadist, military strategists and advisor to Maba Diakhou Bâ and one of the commanders of his army. Cham Joof was the elder brother of Gambian barrister Alhaji Bai Modi Joof.