Meet Sulaiman

Two decades inside the work of national delivery

From Fourah Bay College to the coordination of four major national programmes — a career built inside Sierra Leone's development system.

Service

Education and early career

BSc (Hons) Economics, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone (2002). MA Economics, University of Toledo, Ohio (2004). MBA International Business & Finance, Amity University, India (2013).

Sulaiman's career began as Research Assistant at the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (2004–05), then Economist and Programme Manager for Local Government Development Grants (2005–09).

Sorie Sulaiman Sesay walking through a community with residents

Leadership

Programme leadership and community service

Sorie Sulaiman progressed from Grants Manager to Deputy Coordinator to National Project Coordinator across four major programmes between 2005 and 2025.

He currently chairs the Port Loko City Self-help Development Advisory Council and sits on the board of the Bai Bureh Heritage Foundation.

Full detail on the record of service →

The Next Chapter

Where two decades point

This is where two decades of public service point: not to another posting, but to the chance to lead the whole system I have spent my career trying to make work better. I am not new to Sierra Leone's problems — I have spent my career inside them, in the programmes that build the roads, finance the local councils, and reach the farmer at the end of the value chain. Now I am ready to lead that work at the national level.

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