Kadi Sesay | |
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Deputy Chairperson of the Sierra Leone People's Party | |
Assumed office 2007 | |
Sierra Leone Minister of Trade and Industry | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Preceded by | Osman Kamara |
Succeeded by | Alimamy Koroma |
Sierra Leone Minister of Development and Economic Planning | |
In office 1999–2002 | |
Preceded by | James Jonah |
Succeeded by | Mohamed B. Daramy |
Personal details | |
Born | Rotifunk, Moyamba District, British Sierra Leone | 4 March 1949
Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
Relations | Isha Sesay (daughter) |
Children | three children |
Residence(s) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
Profession | Lecturer, University professor |
Sierra Leone portal |
Kadi Sesay (born 4 March 1949) is a Sierra Leonean politician, feminist, pro-democracy advocate and the vice presidential candidate of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). She served as Sierra Leone Minister of Trade and Industry from 2002 to 2007. She is the founder and Managing Director of Leone Consulting & Advisory Services – for Trade, Investment and Development. She is the mother of CNN International news anchor Isha Sesay.[citation needed]