Sulaiman Baba Timbo
Encyclopedia
Sulaiman Baba Timbo is a former student of 'The Bo School', a graduate of Durham University
(currently Fourah Bay College
, University of Sierra Leone
) and a former student union Leader. Timbo speaks French, English, Krio
, Themne
and Fula
. He has served in various capacities in the Foreign Ministry in Sierra Leone and worked with UNESCO in Paris, Dakar and Nairobi. He was Sierra Leone's first Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
and the Gulf states, and later Ambassador plenipotentiary to the BENELUX countries, France and the European Union. He is married with children and is retired.
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
(currently Fourah Bay College
Fourah Bay College
Fourah Bay College is the oldest university college in West Africa. It is located atop Mount Aureol in Freetown, Sierra Leone...
, University of Sierra Leone
University of Sierra Leone
The University of Sierra Leone is the name of the former unitary public university system in Sierra Leone, which, as of May 2005, was reconstitued into the individual colleges of Fourah Bay College and Njala University. It is now affiliated to many colleges in Sierra Leone.-See also:* Fourah Bay...
) and a former student union Leader. Timbo speaks French, English, Krio
Krio language
Sierra Leone Krio is the lingua franca and the de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Krio is spoken by 97% of Sierra Leone's population and unites the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each...
, Themne
Temne language
Temne is a language of the Atlantic subfamily of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Sierra Leone by about 2 million first speakers. One of the country's most widely spoken languages, it is spoken by 30% of the country’s population...
and Fula
Fula language
The Fula or Fulani language is a language of West Africa. It is spoken as a first language by the and related groups from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan...
. He has served in various capacities in the Foreign Ministry in Sierra Leone and worked with UNESCO in Paris, Dakar and Nairobi. He was Sierra Leone's first Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and the Gulf states, and later Ambassador plenipotentiary to the BENELUX countries, France and the European Union. He is married with children and is retired.