Edward J. Akar (born in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean economist and lawyer and former Sierra Leone's deputy finance minister. Akar had served as the president of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank and chairman of the Sierra Leone national football team, known as the Leone Stars from 2000-2004. He is the son of John Akar, who is one of Sierra Leone's most prominent people. He is of Sierra Leonean-Lebanese descent.