Mohamed Morlai Turay

Background

Turay, Mohamed Morlai was born on December 31, 1939 in Kambia, Sierra Leone. Son of Kumrabai Duralai and Mamusu Mmafareh Turay.

Education

Bachelor, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965. Master of Arts with second class honors, Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1966.

Career

Research officer, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1965-1967; assistant secretary, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1970-1973; deputy secretary, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1974-1975; officer in charge personnel and training, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1975-1978; director personnel and training, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1978; director personnel, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1981-1984; secretary to board directors, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1985-1987; director banking, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1987-1990; director development finance, Bank of Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1990-1992; ambassador to United States of America, Government of Sierra Leone, 1978-1981; accredited high commissioner to Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Government of Sierra Leone ambassador to Argentina and Brazil, Government of Sierra Leone, 1978-1981; alternate executive director, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1991-1992; executive director, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1992-1995; Chairman, Board Of Directors, National Development Bank Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1995-1996; managing director and Chief Executive Officer, National Development Bank Sierra Leone, Freetown, since 1997.

Achievements

• Mohamed Morlai Turay has been listed as a noteworthy Bank executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board of trustees SOS Children's Village, Freetown, 1986-1987. Board directors, chairman improvement committee Sierra Leone Grammar School, Freetown, 1987-1990. Board of Governors Freetown Teachers' College, 1988-1991.

Connections

Married Flora Antee Lawson, August 31, 1965. Children: Ishmael, Moonah, Ngadi, Mohamed, Hassan.

Father:

Kumrabai Duralai

Mother:

Mamusu Mmafareh Turay

Spouse:

Flora Antee Lawson

child:

Hassan Turay

child:

Mohamed Turay

child:

Moonah Turay

child:

Ishmael Turay

child:

Ngadi Turay