Abass Bundu is a veteran politician, and a very close ally and personal friend of Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio.
18 Facts About Abass Bundu
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Abass Bundu is one of the most senior and one of the most influential members of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party.
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Abass Bundu is the older brother of Ibrahim Abass Bundu, a member of Parliament of the main opposition All People's Congress.
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From 1989 to 1993, Abass Bundu was the executive secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.
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Abass Bundu was the head of several ministries in Sierra Leone, including Foreign Affairs and Agriculture.
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Abass Bundu holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Australian National University and both a Master of Laws and a PhD in International Law from the University of Cambridge in England.
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Abass Chernor Bundu was born in the rural town of Gbinti, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone, then under British control.
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Abass Bundu was born into a prominent Abass Bundu family who are of Fula and Temne descent.
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Abass Bundu grew up in a deeply religious Muslim household and he is a devout Muslim.
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Abass Bundu attended the St Andrews Secondary School in Bo, the Methodist Boys' High School in Freetown, and the St Edward's Secondary School in Freetown.
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Immediately after secondary school, Abass Bundu left Sierra Leone as a youth and moved abroad to further his education.
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Abass Bundu holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Australian National University and both a Master of Laws and a PhD in International Law from the University of Cambridge, England.
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Abass Bundu is an expert on West African affairs and a renowned expert on constitutional and international law.
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In 1991, Abass Bundu strongly criticised President Joseph Saidu Momoh's government because of clauses their party wished to add to Sierra Leone's constitution.
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Abass Bundu was then forced to leave the All People's Congress.
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Abass Bundu contested the 1996 elections as not democratically free and fair.
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In 1996, Abass Bundu formed his own political party and ran for president in Sierra Leone.
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In 1996, Abass Bundu was prosecuted for alleged illegal sale of Sierra Leone passports under the immigration investment programme.