Julius Maada Bio

Julius Maada Wonie Bio (born May 12, 1964) is a Sierra Leonean politician. He is the 5th and current President of Sierra Leone since April 4, 2018.

Julius Maada Bio
Bio in 2023
5th President of Sierra Leone
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 April 2018
Vice President	Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh
Chief Minister	David J. Francis
Preceded by	Ernest Bai Koroma
Military Head of State of Sierra Leone
In office 16 January 1996 – 29 March 1996
Deputy	Komba Mondeh[1]
Preceded by	Valentine Strasser
Succeeded by	Ahmad Tejan Kabbah as president
Personal details
Born	(1964-05-12) 12 May 1964 (age 61) Tihun, Bonthe District, Sierra Leone
Political party	Sierra Leone People's Party
Spouse(s)	Fatima Jabbie Bio (2013 – present)
Children	4
Residence	State House
Alma mater	Benguema Military Academy American University; University of Bradford
Military service
Allegiance	Sierra Leone
Branch/service	Sierra Leone Army
Years of service	1985–1996
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	Chief of the Defence Staff of the Armed Forces Chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council
Battles/wars	First Liberian Civil War Sierra Leone Civil War

Bio is a retired Brigadier General in the Sierra Leone Army and was the military Head of State of Sierra Leone from January 16, 1996 to March 29, 1996 under the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) military Junta government.^[2] On June 22, 2025, Julius Maada Bio was elected president of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS), during an ordinary summit of heads of state, held in Abuja, Nigeria.^[3]