Alpha Timbo President

Alhaji Alpha Osman Timbo (born on April 27, 1961 [1]) is a Sierra Leonean politician, educational, lecturer and trade unionist [2]. He was Sierra Leone Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations from 2001-2002 under president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah [3][4]. He unsuccessfully ran for the presidential candidate of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) ahead of the 2012 Sierra Leone presidential elections. He finished in fourth place at the July 31, 2011 SLPP convention held at the Miata Hall in Freetown, behind Julius Maada Bio, Usman Boie Kamara and Andrew Keili [5].Timbo had served as the Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Teachers’ Union. He had also served as the chairman of the Sierra Leone National Premier League [6]. He is the current chairman of Sierra Leone Premier League club Mighty Blackpool.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 27, 1961
Birth place
Sierra Leone , Bombali District , Rokulan
Nationality
Sierra Leone
Religion
Islam
Residence
Sierra Leone , Freetown
Education
Fourah Bay College
Spouse
Isatu Dainkeh-Timbo
Profession
Trade union , Lecturer

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Politician

officeSierra Leone Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations
party
Sierra Leone People's Party

Topical connections

Ahmad Tejan KabbahPresident
Abu KanuSports manager
Abdul Serry-KamalPresident
Albert MargaiPrime minister
Umu Hawa Tejan-JallohPolitician

Alpha Timbo on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://allafrica.com/stories/201008030134.html
  2. http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_200518348.shtml
  3. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Alpha-Timbo-for-President-of-Sierra-Leone2012/157487320938247
  4. http://www.sierra-leone.org/cabinet-kabbah5.html
  5. http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/8852
  6. http://www.thenewpeople.com/front-page/item/1100-maada-bio-wins-slpp-flagbearer-elections
  7. http://www.thetorchlight.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2096:alpha-timbo-tears-slpp-apart&catid=36:local-news&Itemid=27