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In 1990, Kanja Sesay founded and served as the executive director of the
Association for Rural Development (ARD). ARD is currently a leading microcredit finance institution in Sierra Leone and Kanja Sesay, following his departure from formal government service, serves as the chairman of its board of
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He has previously served as the chairman of the executive committee of the Sierra Leone
Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (SLANGO) and a member of the board of directors of Sierra Leone Export and Investment Corporation (SLEDIC)
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After graduating from university, he taught for several years at the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School and Prince of Wales Secondary School in Freetown before launching a career in the field of development as a projects officer at
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185:Profession
170:Alma mater
245:Education
189:Economist
99:1990â1996
95:In office
83:1996â1999
79:In office
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