Shekou Momodou Touray, (born 22 September 1945) is a
Sierra Leonean diplomat
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who served as the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the
United Nations
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.
He was educated at
Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone and at
King's College London
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, graduating with an LLB.
A legal practitioner, he previously served as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone. He was a Presidential Appointee to the Law Reform Commission in 2003.
Touray is a member of the
Mandingo ethnic group
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and a native of
Bonthe District
Bonthe District is a district that comprises several islands and mainland of the Atlantic Ocean in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Bonthe is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Its capital is the town of Bonthe Island and its la ...
in southern Sierra Leone. He is married with five children.
References
External links
*https://washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2771:his-excellency-shekou-momodou-touray&catid=196&Itemid=229
*https://web.archive.org/web/20130828081411/http://www.un.int/sierraleone/staff.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205300/http://www.cocorioko.net/?p=332
1945 births
Living people
Fourah Bay College alumni
Alumni of King's College London
Sierra Leonean diplomats
Permanent Representatives of Sierra Leone to the United Nations
People from Bonthe District
Sierra Leonean Mandingo people
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