The son of a Fula farmer and cattle breeder, Camara was born in Mansajang Kunda near Basse Santa Su in April 1923.
He was asked to join the team set up by Bishop John Daly to find a suitable location in British Gambia for an Anglican mission station, which led to the establishment of the Anglican Mission School at Kristi Kunda in the Upper River Region.
But he resigned in 1959 and stand successfully as an independent candidate with the support from the Gambian Democratic Party in Kantoura constituency in the 1960 House of Representatives election.
He was later appointed as the Minister of External Affairs in January 1968 until 1974, the period which saw Gambia developed close ties with Guinea and Cape Verde during his time in office.
After the 1977 election, he was appointed as Minister of Finance and Trade and was replaced by Alieu Badara Njie as vice president.
[1] He died in Banjul on 15 September 2013, aged 90, after a long illness[1][8] and was buried in Old Jeshwang Cemetery, Kanifang.