Abdulai Hamid Charm | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Sierra Leone | |
| In office January 21, 2016 – December 19, 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Ernest Bai Koroma |
| Appointed by | Ernest Bai Koroma |
| Preceded by | Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh |
| Succeeded by | Desmond Babatunde Edwards |
| Sierra Leone Court of Appeal Judge | |
| In office December, 2014 – January 2016 | |
| Sierra Leone High Court Judge | |
| In office June 2011 – December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1963[1] Kuala, Kambia District, Sierra Leone |
| Residence(s) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
| Profession | Judge, Attorney |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdulai Hamid Charm (born 20 July 1963) is a Sierra Leonean judge, who was formerly the Chief Justice of Sierra Leone until his resignation in December 2018.[2]
He is the first Chief Justice of Sierra Leone born outside of the capital Freetown since the establishment of the Supreme Court in 1960.[3]
- ^ Sorie, Abu (2016-01-14). "Why I Was Appointed As The New Chief Justice Of Sierra Leone – Abdulai Charm Reveals". Sierra Loaded. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
He also holds a Masters Degree in Human Rights and Allied subject from University of Pretoria and he is a fervent Muslim born in Kaula, Kambia district on 20th July 1963.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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This is the first Chief Justice born and bred in the provincial area and first indigenous Chief Justice.