Joseph Boakai

Joseph Boakai
Boakai in 2023
26th President of Liberia
Assumed office
22 January 2024
Vice PresidentJeremiah Koung
Preceded byGeorge Weah
29th Vice President of Liberia
In office
16 January 2006 – 22 January 2018
PresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf
Preceded byWesley Momo Johnson
Succeeded byJewel Taylor
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1983–1990
PresidentSamuel Doe
Personal details
Born
Joseph Nyumah Boakai

(1944-11-30) 30 November 1944 (age 79)
Worsonga, Liberia
Political partyUnity Party
Spouse
Katumu Yatta
(m. 1972)
Children4
ResidenceExecutive Mansion
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician

Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born 30 November 1944) is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024.[1] He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and as the minister of agriculture from 1983 to 1985. Boakai ran for president in 2017, losing the election to George Weah. He went on to defeat Weah in the 2023 election.

  1. ^ Mehnpaine, Tina S. "Liberia Election: Joseph Boakai Emerges as President-Elect". www.liberianobserver.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.