Ibrahim Rassin Bundu is a Sierra Leonean politician and the current majority leader of the Sierra Leone Parliament. Bundu was previously the minority whip and deputy majority leader of parliament. He is a prominent and senior member of the All People's Congress (APC) party.[1][2][3][4]
Ibrahim Rassin Bundu | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the Sierra Leone Parliament | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya |
| Deputy Majority Leader of Sierra Leone Parliament | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| Member of Sierra Leone Parliament from Port Loko District | |
| In office 2002–present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gbinti, Dibia chiefdom, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone |
| Political party | All People's Congress (APC) |
| Residence(s) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
Ibrahim Bundu is the younger brother of Sierra Leonean economist and one of the country's most famous politicians Abass Bundu, who is a member of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party.[5]
Ibrahim Bundu was first elected to parliament during 2002 Parliamentary elections, and has been re-elected twice in 2007 and 2012 by a large margins.[6] Bundu represents Constituency fifty one that comprises Dibia chiefdom, in Port Loko District in the Sierra Leone House of Parliament.
Bundu is a native of Gbinti, Port Loko District in Northern Sierra Leone; and a member of the Fula ethnic group. He is a close ally of Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma.
References edit
- ^ "Sierra Leone News: Majority Leader Hon. Ibrahim Bundu and Minority Leader Hon. Dr. Bernadette Lahai will both be honoured with the highest National Honour of Commander of the Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone : Sierra Leone News". News.sl. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Sierra Leone News: Majority Leader blasts MDAs « Awoko Newspaper". Awoko.org. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "APC Leader Damns 3rd Term | Global Times Newspaper". Globaltimes-sl.com. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Parliament Leadership". Parliament.gov.sl. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Abass Bundu cannot turn Gbinti to Green says Hon Ibrahim Bundu a Sierra Leone Parliamentarian: Sierra Leone News". News.sl. 2005-12-10. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Parliamentary Whip warns lazy Members of Parliament in Sierra Leone". Standardtimespress.org. Retrieved 2015-03-18.