Samura Kamara is a Sierra Leonean politician and economist, according to Apumone.com records. He was the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party’s candidate for President of Sierra Leone in the 2018 election. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone from 2012 to 2017, Minister of Finance and Economic Development from 2009 to 2013, Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone from 2007 to 2009, Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance during President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah’s administration.
Samura Kamara net worth
How much is Samura Kamara worth? Samura Kamara’s net worth is estimated at around $3 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a politician. Samura Kamara’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $120,000 dollars annually.
His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Sierra Leon. Samura Kamara stands at an appealing height of 1.78m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.
Early life
| Name | Samura Kamara |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Age | 72 years |
| Height | 1.72m |
Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara was born on April 30, 1951. He is 72 years old. He was born in Kamalo, Karene District, North-Western Province of Sierra Leone, then a colony of the United Kingdom. He is a themne by the tribe. His father Pa Gibril Kamara was from Maworrko village near Rothuk and Magbanktha villages, Gberray Junction, Maforki chiefdom, Port Loko District. His mother, Ya Bomporro Kamara (née Kanu) is an indigene of Kamalo, Sanda Loko Chiefdom, Karene District, North-Western Region.
Kamara received his early education at the UCC in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone. He continued his education at the Saint Edwards Secondary School in Freetown, stayed at Montague Street and Guard Street, Eastern Freetown, and was very active in football circles as a goalkeeper. He proceeded to Fourah Bay College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1972. He holds a Ph.D. in Development Economics (1986) from Bangor University in Wales, United Kingdom.
Career
Samura Kamara was appointed Programme Manager in 1994 by the World Bank for its Structural Support Programme in the country. He also served as Financial Secretary during this time as part of efforts to build trust in the management of the main international donor flows which constituted over three-quarters of the government’s non-military financial receipts.
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Kamara became Secretary of State, Finance in January 1996 after Julius Maada Bio overthrew Valentine Strasser. He subsequently served as Financial Secretary and as Bank Governor, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the APC Administration of Ernest Bai Koroma.
He chaired the African Caucus constituency meetings two years in a row. As Foreign Minister, he serves as Chair of the Ministerial Meetings of the African Union C10 committee on the Reform of the United Nations, and he is also Chair of the AU Candidatures Committee. He has on several occasions chaired the Peace and Security Council of the AU.
Samura Kamara is currently leading Africa’s ministerial negotiating team on the reform of the United Nations. In 2018, immediately after taking office, President Julius Maada Bio’s administration announced Commissions of Inquiry (COI) approved to look into the performance of former All People’s Congress (APC) Government officials and that the scope of the inquiry will cover the period November 2007 to April 2018.
Over 300 persons who served in senior positions in the former Koroma administration including Kamara were indicted. Honorable Justice John Rosolu Bankole Thompson who headed Commission Number 2 of the three Commissions of Inquiry criticized the Bio regime for misusing the COI in a manner that was “not reasonable or permissible” and also “not cognizable” under the COI legal framework that President Bio had sent for approval to Parliament.
In 2020 it was announced that the All People’s Congress (APC) would hold their convention to elect a new leader that will challenge President Julius Maada Bio of the SLPP who is facing re-election for a second five-year term in 2023. Kamara, who contested the previous election with Bio in 2018 announced his candidacy for the leadership of the All People’s Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 Sierra Leone presidential and parliamentary elections.
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Samura Kamara is one of seven candidates for the APC leadership. Kamara was chosen as Flag Bearer in 2018 by selection by then outgoing president and APC party chairman Ernest Koroma, instead of election- a move that was unpopular with the majority of APC supporters. APC ultimately lost the elections to the SLPP.
Wife
Samura Kamara is married to Mrs. Elizabeth Massah Kamara (née Rogers). Mrs. Kamara is an indigene of the Pujehun District in the Southern Province. Her mother hailed from Masam Kpaka and her father from Blama Massaquoi.