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Samura Kamara
Kamara in 2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone
In office 2012–2017
President
Ernest Bai Koroma
Preceded by
Joseph Bandabla Dauda
Succeeded by
Kaifala Marah
Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone
In office February 2009 – January 2013
Preceded by
David Carew
Succeeded by
Kaifala Marah
Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone
In office 2007–2009
Preceded by
James David Rogers
Succeeded by
Sheku Sambadeen Sesay
Personal details
Born
Samura Kamara
(1951-04-30) 30 April 1951 (age 73) Kamalo, Bombali District (now Karene District), Sierra Leone
Political party
All People's Congress (APC)
Spouse
Elizabeth Massah Kamara
Residence(s)
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Alma mater
Fourah Bay College
Profession
economist
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Dr Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara (30 April 1951)[1] is a Sierra Leonean politician and economist. He was the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party's candidate for President of Sierra Leone in the 2018 election. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone from 2012 to 2017,[2][3] Minister of Finance and Economic Development from 2009 to 2013, Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone from 2007 to 2009, Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance during President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah's administration.
^"Sierra Leone News".
^Koroma, Abdul Karim (January 24, 2013). "Dr. Samura Kamara attends Executive Council Meeting in Addis Ababa". Sierra Express Media. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
^Wright, Wilfred (2012-12-19). "Can Dr Samura Kamara rise up to Sierra Leone's Foreign Policy Challenges?". The Sewa Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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