{"id":1566,"date":"2022-01-21T18:07:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T18:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/new-attorney-general-minister-of-justice-in-the-spotlight"},"modified":"2022-01-21T18:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T18:29:55","slug":"new-attorney-general-minister-of-justice-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/new-attorney-general-minister-of-justice-in-the-spotlight","title":{"rendered":"NEW ATTORNEY-GENERAL & MINISTER OF JUSTICE IN THE SPOTLIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley, is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone with over twenty years experience in the Legal profession. He has a firm knowledge and possesses a board array of experience in regulatory issues, strategic counselling, legal as well as policy matters.
\nPrior to his appointment as Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley served in the enviable capacity of the Solicitor General of Sierra Leone, a position he held for over two years.
\nEarlier in his career\u2014before becoming the Solicitor General of Sierra Leone\u2014the newly appointed Attorney-General humbly served as the Deputy Head of Yada Williams and Associates, where he practiced law for 18 years.<\/p>\n

Apart from his professional life, Mr Tarawalley has relished the opportunity to pass on the knowledge and experience acquired over the years to aspiring legal students at the Fourah Bay College Department of law and the Sierra Leone Law School.
\nFondly called MLT, the former Solicitor General started his early years of education at the Christ the King College, Bo and later proceeded to the St. Edward\u2019s Secondary School, where he comfortably attained his G.C.E O\u2019 & A\u2019levels, respectively.
\nSince his younger years, he has proven to be a focused, result-driven and disciplined individual, whose pursuit for higher education landed him at the Law Faculty, graduating with a Bachelor of Law with Honours and subsequently proceeded to the Sierra Leone Law School, where he was called to the Bar in 2001. Having the untiring zeal to pursue his studies with the sole aim of contributing to his beloved nation, Sierra Leone, the former Solicitor General pursued a Masters degree in Law at the University of San Diego School of Law California, USA.
\nMr. Tarawalley is an insightful individual, analytical and critical thinker whose work ethics, independence and integrity has prevailed in his trailblazing career over the years, marking his stellar performance in the profession thereby distinguishing him from others.
\nAs the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, he will serve in the capacity of top prosecutor of the Government and at the same time an advocate for Sierra Leoneans in general. Mr Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley is a good listener and very consultative personality with fewer words and precise in his decisions.
\nThe now AG and Minister of Justice is a family man with two kids.<\/p>\n

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