Global InformationJamil Sahid Mohamed Khalil information
Jamil Sahid Mohamed Khalil (1936 - 2000) was a Sierra Leonean-Lebanese businessman, diamonds and commodities trader.[1] He attained prominence in the diamond industry across Africa and Antwerp and became an influential figure in the politics of Sierra Leone through his close association with President Siaka Stevens.[1] Jamil also came to dominate other business sectors including fisheries, tourism construction and aviation.[1]
In 1987, he and several prominent politicians, including Vice President Francis Minah, were implicated, convicted and sentenced to death in the failed assassination plot against President Joseph Momoh.[1] Jamil escaped and was exiled from Sierra Leone.[1]
He returned to Freetown before leaving it again during the 1999 RUF invasion.
- ^ a b c d e Fyle, Magbaily C. (27 March 2006). Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone. Scarecrow Press. p. 132. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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