Samir Hassaniyeh Explained

Samir Hassanyeh (born in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean civil right activist.

Biography

He is currently the chairman and president of the Sierra Leonean-Lebanese community in Sierra Leone. Samir Hassanyeh has spent most of his adult life fighting the Lebanese in Sierra Leone. He is currently the chairman of the Marine and General Insurance Company. He is also the C.E.O of Mercury International. He was reelected president of the Lebanese Community of Sierra Leone in 2020.^[1]

Personal life

He married in 1966 and divorced in 1978. He then later remarried in 2012. He currently lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-01-10 . Samir Hassanyeh Reelected Lebanese President . 2024-06-20 . AYV Media Empire Sierra Leone, London, Ghana and Africa News Channel . en-US.
2. Web site: Lebanese shops looted in S Leone . BBC . 26 October 2007 . 2008-02-15 .
3. Web site: Lebanese citizens flee impending civil war - in Guinea . The Daily Star . February 17, 2007 . 2008-02-15 .