Abu Aiah Koroma
Honorable Abu Aiah Koroma | |
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Sierra Leone Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 1998–2002 | |
Attorney General of Sierra Leone and minister of Justice | |
In office 1967–1971 | |
Sierra Leone Minister of Mineral Resources | |
In office 1990–1992 | |
Minister of Parliamentary and Political Affairs | |
In office 1996–2002 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kono District, British Sierra Leone | 26 November 1928
Died | [1] Freetown, Sierra Leone | 6 March 2005
Political party | All People's Congress (APC) |
Spouse | Danke Koroma |
Children | 4, including Sia Nyama Koroma |
Alma mater | King's College, London University |
Profession | Lawyer, Attorney |
Abu Aiah Koroma (26 November 1928 – 5 March 2005) was a lawyer and politician in Sierra Leone. Koroma began his political career as Attorney General in 1967 and 1968. He returned to government in 1976 when he became Managing Director of the National Diamond Mining Company until 1987. In 1991 and 1992, Koroma was the Minister of Mineral Resources. In 1996, he ran as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Centre Party and gained just 4.9% of the national vote in the initial round of voting. After Ahmed Tejan Kabbah won the presidency, Koroma was named Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, which lasted until Kabbah's re-election in 2002. Koroma died in 2005, at the age of 76.
References
- ^ "LEADING KONO POLITICIAN DIES – Cocorioko". cocorioko.net. Retrieved 26 October 2024.