Samir Hassanyeh (born in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean civil right activist.
Biography
editHe is currently the chairman and president of the Sierra Leonean-Lebanese community in Sierra Leone. Samir Hassanyeh has spent most of his adult life fighting the Lebanese in Sierra Leone. He is currently the chairman of the Marine and General Insurance Company. He is also the C.E.O of Mercury International. He was reelected president of the Lebanese Community of Sierra Leone in 2020.[1]
Personal life
editHe married in 1966 and divorced in 1978. He then later remarried in 2012. He currently lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Samir Hassanyeh Reelected Lebanese President". AYV Media Empire Sierra Leone, London, Ghana and Africa News Channel. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Lebanese shops looted in S Leone". BBC. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Lebanese citizens flee impending civil war - in Guinea". The Daily Star. February 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
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