Bala Garba Jahumpa (born 20 July 1958 in Banjul[1]) is a Gambian politician and diplomat.
He attended two high schools in Gambia from 1970 to 1975, then Suffield Academy and Vassar College in the U.S. from 1975 to 1980.
Later, from 1987 to 1989, Jahumpa attended Birmingham University in the United Kingdom, where he received his master's degree in Development Administration.
After serving for a time as Ambassador to Cuba, he became Secretary of State for Works, Construction and Infrastructure in October 2003.
On October 3, he was brought in for questioning regarding a passport scam, along with several other officials at the Foreign Affairs Department.