Gibril Sesay

Alhaji Gibril Sesay (August 1909 – September 2, 1988) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and Muslim cleric.

Gibril Sesay
Ambassador of Sierra Leone to Egypt
In office 1969–1975
Preceded by	Collins O. Bright
Succeeded by	Famah Joka Bangura residence in Addis Ababa 2002-2004: Interests Served by Saudi arabia
Acting Imam of the Freetown Central Mosque.
In office 1973 1940s to the 1960 – 1975
Succeeded by	1982–2008: Ahmad Tejan Sillah
Personal details
Born	August 1909 (1909-08) Sendugu, Port Loko
Died	September 2, 1988(1988-09-02) (aged 79)
Education	at the Bethel Day School, Technical Sir Alfred Jones Trade School. proceeded to Gambia and Senegal for Arabic education, and successfully qualified to be an Arabic Teacher and a second class Theologian.
Alma mater	1940-1944 British Institute, Cairo and Al-Azhar University in Cairo In 1952 qualified as a Master of Arabic and first class Muslim Theologian in the faculty of Mohamedan or Muslim Law and Constitution.
Occupation	Was appointed Nawab (Assistant Imam) of the Temne Muslim in Freetown.

Career

• He was nominated City Councillor and Chairman of the Establishment Committee. Secretary-General of the Sierra Leone Muslim Congress, Teacher of English and Arabic in the Tslamia Primary School, Lecturer of Mohammedan or Muslim law and Constitution in the Extra-Mural Department of Fourah Bay College.
• Lecturer of Islamics in the Sir Milton Margai College of Education and Technology Teachers' Training College,
• Organising President of the Sierra Leone Muslim Reform aition Society,
• Organising President of the Imanfya Social and Literary Association,
• Iman of the Board of Imams for the entire Muslim Community under the auspices of the Sierra Leone Muslim Congress
• In 1958 he was Mayor, Freetown City Council.
• He was a founder-member of the All People's Congress.^[1]
• He received his advanced Arabic/Islamic education in Saudi Arabia.
• In 1973 he was named acting Imam of the Freetown Central Mosque.
• From 1969 to 1975 he led the sierra Leonean mission in Cairo.
• In 1973 he was designated Ambassador.^[2]