Dr. John Albert Musselman Karefa-Smart (June 17 1915 – August 26 2010) was a Sierra Leonean politician medical doctor and university professor. He served as the first Foreign Minister under Sierra Leone’s first Prime Minister Milton Margai. He was an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church.A medical doctor by profession Karefa-Smart was one of the founding fathers of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in 1951.
active years end date
1964-04-28
active years start date
1961-04-27
alma mater
Sierra Leone, Harvard University, Freetown, Westerville Ohio, Canada, Fourah Bay College, McGill University, Montreal, Otterbein University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
birth date
1915-06-17
birth place
Sierra Leone, Moyamba District, Rotifunk
death date
2010-08-26
death place
Sierra Leone, Freetown
monarch
Elizabeth II
nationality
Sierra Leone
office
Leader of the United National People's Party (UNPP)
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