| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1976 Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Position | F/C |
| Career history | |
| 2004– | Sierra Leone |
Ali Hijazi (born November 23, 1976) is a former Sierra Leonean international basketball player and the current manager of the Sierra Leone national basketball team. He has been the coach of the national basketball team since 2004. Hijazi was born in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone to parents of Lebanese descent. He is a father of three girls ; Rayan , Maya and Alina .
Hijazi is also a business man and the current exclusive agent of Phillip Morris. He is also known for being a great humanitarian by helping the war stricken people of Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, informally Salone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea to the northeast. Sierra Leone has a tropical climate with a diverse environment ranging from savanna to rainforests, a total area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi) and a population of 7,092,113 as of the 2015 census. The capital and largest city is Freetown. The country is divided into five administrative regions which are subdivided into sixteen districts. Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president serving a five-year term with a maximum of two terms. The current president is Julius Maada Bio. Sierra Leone is a secular nation with the constitution providing for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience. Muslims make up about three-quarters of the population, though with an influential Christian minority. Religious tolerance in the West African nation is very high and is generally considered a norm and part of Sierra Leone's cultural identity.
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