Daniel Naatehn

Daniel Flomo Naatehn Sr. (12 February 1956 – 8 August 2023) was a Liberian politician.

Biography

Naatehn was born on 12 February 1956. He earned a diploma from the West African Insurance Institute and a BBA in management from the University of Liberia.^[1]

In October 2003, Naatehn represented the Civil Society Organization of Liberia in the legislature of the Liberian national transitional government.^[2]

In the 2005 election, running under the Unity Party banner, Naatehn was elected to the Senate of Liberia, representing Gbarpolu County.^[3][4] In the 2011 election, Naatehn was defeated for re-election.^[5] In 2014, Naatehn was again elected to the Senate, running with the Alternative National Congress (ANC).^[6] In 2019, Naatehn began serving as Chairman of the ANC, replacing L. Horatio Gould.^[7][8]

On 8 August 2023, Naatehn died in India, where he was undergoing medical treatment.^[2] He was serving on the Senate Committee on Transport at the time of his death. He had planned to run for re-election in the 2023 election.^[9]