On 7 March 2017, Dr Marah resigned as governor to seek the nomination of the All People's Congress for the presidential election of 2018.
17 Facts About Kaifala Marah
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Kaifala Marah served as State House chief of staff and senior economic advisor to Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma from 2010 until his appointment as finance minister in 2013.
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Kaifala Marah holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Fourah Bay College, a master's degree in public policy from State University of New York; and a doctorate degree in political finance from the University of Hull.
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Kaifala Marah served as a deputy town clerk at the Koidu-New Sembehun city council.
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Kaifala Marah later served as a budget analyst at the New York State Senate.
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Kaifala Marah was the public expenditure management adviser at the commonwealth secretariat in London, before he was appointed as chief of staff to president Ernest Bai Koroma.
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Kaifala Marah was born and raised in Koidu Town, Kono District, in Eastern Sierra Leone.
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Kaifala Marah's family is originally from Koinadugu District in Northern Sierra Leone.
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Kaifala Marah is a Muslim and a member of the Kuranko ethnic group.
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Kaifala Marah was born and raised in Koidu Town, Kono District, in the Eastern province of Sierra Leone to Kuranko parents from Koinadugu District in the north of Sierra Leone.
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Kaifala Marah attended Ansarul Islamic Boys Secondary School in Koidu Town.
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Kaifala Marah holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone; a master's degree in public policy from State University of New York; and a doctorate degree in political finance from the University of Hull.
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Kaifala Marah had served as a deputy town clerk at the Koidu-New Sembehun city council.
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Kaifala Marah later served as a budget analyst at the New York State Senate.
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Kaifala Marah was the public expenditure management adviser at the commonwealth secretariat in London, before he was appointed as chief of staff to president Ernest Bai Koroma.
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Kaifala Marah was appointed by Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma to serve as his chief of staff and senior economic advisor from 2010 up until December 2012, when president Koroma moved him to become Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone.
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Kaifala Marah is one of seven candidates for the APC leadership.