Samura Kamara
| Samura Kamara | |
|---|---|
| Finance minister of Sierra Leone | |
| In office March 2009 – December 2012 |
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| Deputy | Momodu Kargbo |
| Succeeded by | Kaifala Marah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1963 Kamalo, Bombali District, Sierra Leone |
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Political party | All People's Congress (APC) |
| Residence | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Christianity |
Samura Kamara (December 15, 1963 in Kamalo, Bombali District) is a Sierra Leonean economist and the finance minister of Sierra Leone. He was the governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone until March 2009, when he was appointed by president Ernest Bai Koroma to replace David Carew as Finance Minister.
Early life
Samura Kamara was born in the village of Kamalo, Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone to ethnic Limba parents.[1]
career
Kamara served from at least autumn 2005 as Financial Secretary at Sierra Leone's ministry of finance.[2] He left the post some time before 2007 to work as an executive for the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.[3] He was in December 2007 appointed governor of Sierra Leone's central bank, a decision which local papers reported had the backing of Sierra Leone's international donors and supporters of the Bretton Woods system.[4] In late February 2009 Kamara was appointed, by Prime Minister Ernest Koroma, to succeed David Carew as Sierra Leone's finance minister.[5] Kamara dismissed suggestions that his new role represented a demotion.[6] He forecast that, as the country endured the late-2000s global recession, Sierra Leone would experience a contraction in economic growth during 2009 to 5.5-6%, down from 7-7.5% the previous year. He also, however, projected slowing inflation, and the country's foreign reserve holdings remained within limits set by its major donor, the IMF.[7]
References
- ^ Kandeh, Mariama (10 September 2008). "Sierra Leone: Amidst Hard Work, Poverty Still Rules Country's Interior". Concord Times (Freetown). Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Munu, Abu Bakarr (Oct 26, 2007). "Sierra Leone Government now on full PRSP". Awareness Times. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "Sierra Leone's Bank Governor to be sacked by new President". Awareness Times. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Fofana, Sorie (7 December 2007). "Welcoming the new Bank Governor of Sierra Leone". Awareness Times.
- ^ "Koroma names new finance minister". iol.co.za. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Pratt, Regina (12 March 2009). "Sierra Leone: Ex-Bank Governor Dismisses Demotion Claims". Concord Times (Freetown). Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Woollcombe, Alexander (4 March 2009). "INTERVIEW-Mining slump seen cutting S.Leone 2009 growth". Reuters. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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