Osman Foday Yansaneh | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General of the All People's Congress | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| President | Ernest Bai Koroma |
| Preceded by | Victor Bockarie Foh |
| Sierra Leone Ambassador to Ghana | |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alie Bangura |
| Succeeded by | Umu Hawa Tejan_Jalloh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kamakwie, Bombali District, Sierra Leone |
| Residence(s) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Islam (Sunni) |
Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh is a Sierra Leonean politician who has been Secretary-General of the All People's Congress political party, the ruling party in Sierra Leone, since 2012. Yansaneh is a close ally and senior advisor to President Ernest Bai Koroma.
A Fourah Bay College graduate with a Bachelor of Laws, Yansaneh is a long time member of the APC party, and was a personal assistant to President Joseph Saidu Momoh, before the Momoh government was overthrown in a 1992 military coup[1]. He served as Sierra Leone's Ambassador to Ghana before he was elected Secretary-General of the APC party in 2012. Yansaneh is a senior member of the APC party, and a member of the APC Advisory Council, which is made up of the most senior members of the APC. Yansaneh is a native of Kamakwie, Bombali District in northern Sierra Leone.