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Samura Kamara | |
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![]() 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 30 April 1951 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 and 2023 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.