Charles Margai
Charles Francis Kondo Margai (born 19 August 1945) is a Sierra Leonean politician and constitutional lawyer who served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone in 2018.
Charles Francis Margai | |
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Margai in 2023 | |
| Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 16 April 2018 – 11 June 2018 | |
| President | Julius Maada Bio |
| Preceded by | Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Priscilla Schwartz |
| Sierra Leone Minister of Safety and Security | |
| In office 2 November 1999 – 2 February 2001 | |
| Sierra Leone Minister of Internal Affairs and Local Government | |
| In office 20 April 1998 – 2 November 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Francis Kondo Margai 19 August 1945 Bonthe, Bonthe District, British Sierra Leone |
| Political party | People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) |
| Spouse | Vivat Margai |
| Relations | Sir Albert Margai (father) Sir Milton Margai (uncle) |
| Residence | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Profession | Constitutional lawyer |
Margai is a former candidate for the office of President of Sierra Leone and the leader of the People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC). He was his party's candidate in the August 2007 presidential election, placing third with 10% of the vote. Though he received less than 3% of the votes in the 2012 and 2018 Sierra Leone presidential elections. Margai is the son of Albert Margai, former Prime Minister of Sierra Leone, and the nephew of Sierra Leone's first Prime Minister Milton Margai.
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