Jawara

Jawara is the English transcription of a surname of Manding origin (the French transcription is Diawara). Notable people with the name include:

  • Augusta Jawara (1924-1981), Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights
  • Bomba Jawara, Sierra Leonean politician
  • Dawda Jawara (born 1924), prime minister and president of Gambia
  • Jali Musa Jawara (aka Djeli Moussa Diawara; born 1962), Guinean musician
  • Fatim Jawara, Gambia footballer
  • Karamo Jawara (born 1991), Norwegian basketball player

Other uses of Jawara:

See also

  • Diawara (disambiguation)
  • Jarawa
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