Kadi Sesay
| Kadi Sesay | |
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| Deputy chairperson of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) | |
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In office 2007 – present |
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| Sierra Leone Minister of Trade and Industry | |
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In office 2002–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Osman Kamara |
| Succeeded by | Alimamy Koroma |
| Sierra Leone Minister of Development and Economic Planning | |
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In office 1999–2002 |
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| Preceded by | James Jonah |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed B. Daramy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 4, 1949 Rotifunk, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone |
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
| Relations | Isha Sesay (daughter) |
| Children | three children |
| Residence | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lecturer, University professor |
| Religion | Islam |
Kadi Sesay (born March 4, 1949) is a Sierra Leonean politician, feminist, pro-democracy advocate and the Vice Presidential Candididate 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.
Kadi Sesay was born on March 4, 1949 in Rotifunk, Moyamba District, in Southern Sierra Leone to parents from the Temne ethnic group from rural chieftaincy town of Rhombe, Lokomasama Chiefdom, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. She received her primary education from the EUB Primary School in Rotifunk, moyamba District and she completed her secondary education at the Magburuka Secondary School for Girls in Magburaka, Tonkolili District.
Kadi Sesay graduated from Fourah Bay College in Freetown in 1973 with a BA (Hons) degree in English Language and Literature. In 1974, she earned an MA degree in African literature at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and took her PhD degree in Applied Linguistics at the University of London.
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