Alhaji Hajji (; sometimes spelled Hajjeh, Hadji, Haji, Alhaji, Al-Hadj, Al-Haj or El-Hajj) is an honorific title which is given to a Muslim who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. Etymology ''Hajji'' is derived from the Arabic ' (), which i ...

Momodou Baboucarr Njie (February 10, 1929 – March 3, 2009) was a two-term speaker of The Republic of the Gambia, and for the short-lived

Senegambia confederation Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation or Confederation of Senegambia, was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour The Gambia, which is almost completely sur ...

. He was also a founding member of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), serving as its first president, in addition to serving as a member of the Public Service Commission and of the Banjul Committee of Muslim Elders. He also served as the General Manager of British Petroleum (BP) in the Gambia, from where he gained the nickname 'Njie BP' and later became the Chairman of TotalFinaElf. He gathered experience in private and public office. On his death on March 3, 2009, he was given a state funeral by Alhajji Dr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, President of The Republic of the Gambia. He is survived by 8 children.

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1929 births 2009 deaths Speakers of the National Assembly of the Gambia {{Gambia-politician-stub