The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone

His Excellency Mohamed Rahman Swaray was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone in August 2026. A senior public servant with more than three decades of experience across government, international business, institutional transformation and public administration, he has previously held two Cabinet portfolios.

From August 2023 to August 2026, he served as Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, leading reforms in labour administration, employment governance and social protection. His tenure included the introduction of Sierra Leone’s Unified Digital Resident and Work Permit System.

From May 2018 to August 2023, as Minister of Information and Communications, he played a leading role in significant reform in the media and digital sectors, including the repeal of criminal and seditious libel provisions and the strengthening of the telecommunications and cybersecurity frameworks.

Before entering Cabinet, Mr Swaray held senior executive positions in the mining, aviation and ports sectors in Sierra Leone and Liberia, specialising in human resource management, organisational transformation and institutional development.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Westminster Business School in London and a Bachelor of Arts from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.

His Excellency Mohamed Rahman Swaray