Buba Badjie is a Gambian–Swedish veterinarian and entrepreneur[1] born 1967 in the village of Jambanjelli, the Gambia.
He ended up attending veterinary studies in Ukraine Agriculture University, Kiev (then part of the USSR).
Badjie made regular visits to Sweden and met his future wife Cecilia.
While he enjoyed his job with Procter & Gamble his dream was to return to his new home land Sweden and open his own veterinary clinic in Stockholm.
[3][6] In 2005 he was the focal point in a documentary called Mitt jobb: Buba – veterinär, the program was produced by The Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company to educate Swedish high school students about being a veterinarian.