Paul Kamara was born on 12 August 1956 and is a Sierra Leonean journalist, football manager, and cabinet minister.
13 Facts About Paul Kamara
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Paul Kamara is Catholic and a former priest, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sierra Leone.
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Paul Kamara is married to Isatu Sidratu Kamara, with whom he has three daughters.
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Since 1983, Paul Kamara has served as editor of For Di People, a Krio-language newspaper.
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Paul Kamara has at times been critical of all sides in Sierra Leone's conflicts and has reportedly angered multiple political parties.
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On 20 February 1996, the first day of a round of elections, Paul Kamara was fired on by soldiers with automatic rifles and wounded in the leg, ostensibly for violating curfew.
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Paul Kamara was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of 4,500 leones.
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Paul Kamara has won numerous international press awards for his work.
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Paul Kamara was arrested, and in 2004, was imprisoned on two charges of seditious libel.
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On 30 November 2005, Paul Kamara won an appeal against his conviction and was freed.
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In 1996, Paul Kamara served one month as Secretary of State, Land, Housing and the Environment in the military government of Julius Maada Bio's National Provisional Ruling Council.
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On 23 December 2010, Paul Kamara became Sierra Leone's Minister of Employment, Youth and Sports in the cabinet of Ernest Bai Koroma.
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Paul Kamara owns a popular football team, the Wellington People FC In 2000, he briefly served as Team Manager of the national football team, the Leone Stars.