Leaders

Julius Maada Bio

Who leads Sierra Leone? Julius Maada Bio, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Sierra Leone

Record & power

Record score	59
Power score	48

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Third ECF review + new Resilience and Sustainability Facility approved (Sept 2026); inflation crushed to 4.4% end-2025 (decades low); Feed Salone agriculture program.
GDP ~5.0% (2025) → 4.0% (2026); inflation rebounded toward ~9–11.6% on the oil shock; iron ore ~70% of $1.3bn mineral exports 2025.
2023 election disputes linger; August 2022 protest crackdown killed civilians; press freedom middling.
IMF program anchor; ECOWAS and Mano River roles; UK and US development ties; Chinese infrastructure engagement.

Other leaders

Bassirou Diomaye Faye Lawrence Wong Matthew Wale Nayib Bukele Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Sierra Leone Rankings

Across the Bureau

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