| Kadi Sesay | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Port Loko, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone |
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
| Residence | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
| Profession | University professor |
| Religion | Islam |
Dr. Kadiatu Sesay widely known as Kadi Sesay is a Sierra Leonean politician, feminist, pro-democracy advocate and the current deputy chairman of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), She serves as Sierra Leone Minister of Trade and Industry from 2002 to 2007. She is the founder and Managing Director of Leone Consulting & Advisory Services – for Trade, Investment and Development. She is the mother of CNN International news anchor Isha Sesay
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Kadiatu Sesay commonly known as Kadi Sesay was born in Port Loko, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone to parents from the Temne ethnic group. She received her primary education from the Rotifunk Primary School in Port Loko, and she completed her secondary education at the Magburuka Secondary School for Girls in Magburaka, Tonkolili District.
Kadi Sesay graduated from Fourah Bay College in Freetown in 1973 with BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. in 1974 she earned a master's degree in African Literature at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and took her doctorate in Applied Linguistics at the University of London.[1]
Dr. Sesay was a lecturer at Fourah Bay College for 20 years and became Head of the English Department. She spent 6 years chairperson for the National Commission for Democracy and Human Rights (NCDHR). She is the first woman in Sierra Leonean history to head a national commission. She left this post to serve as Minister of Development and Economic Planning which she did for 3 years.[1]
Dr. Sesay has championed local campaigns for more women to participate in the political process.[1] She is currently the running mate of the opposition party for the 2012 General Elections
Dr. Sesay is a widow and the mother of three adult children.[1] She resides in Freetown and has been hailed in the local media as "one of the most beautiful women Sierra Leone ever produced".[2] She is the mother of CNN International news anchor Isha Sesay.