CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES...
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SULLAY SESAY
CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES
BACKGROUND
Lieutenant General Sullay Ibrahim Sesay GCOR, was appointed Chief of Defence
Staff, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) on 17 June 2020. An alumnus of
the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, General Sullay Sesay was commissioned as an
Infantry Officer on 1
st October 1991. Having an illustrious and colorful career of three
decades, Lieutenant General Sesay brings with him an enormous amount of experience
of holding key command and staff appointments.
General Sesay served as Platoon and Company Commander in the eleven years war in
Sierra Leone, and as Contingent Commander for the Sierra Leone Sector
Reconnaissance Company in Darfur, United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID - 2012),
Sudan, where he was decorated by the United Nations
In his distinguished military career, Lieutenant General Sesay has commanded an
Infantry Battalion and Infanty Brigade and also served as Commander Joint Force
Command, prior to his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff. His key staff appointments
include, Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff at Joint Force Command and various
staff officer appointments at the Ministry of Defence.
Lieutenant General Sesay is a graduate of the Command and Staff College, Jaji, Nigeria
and the National Defense University, China. He holds a Bachelor of Social Science
Degree with Honors in Economics from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone,
a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Strategic Studies at the National Defense
Academy in Nigeria and a Master’s Degree in Military Science from the Peoples Republic
of China.
FAMILY
General Sesay is happily married to Mrs. Cecilia Sesay and blessed with three (3)
children, a girl and two boys.