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- ↑ As of 2019 [update] , Sierra Leone's Ambassador to Iran was Alie Badara Kamara. See: Government of Iran (2019). "President Dr Hassan Rouhani while receiving new Sierra Leonean Ambassador's letter of credence". www.president.ir. Official website of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
Speaking on Saturday while receiving the letter of credence of Alie Badara Kamara, the new Ambassador of Sierra Leone to Tehran
- ↑ "President Koroma Unveils Statue of Amb. Moseray Fadika – Sierra Express Media". Sierra Express Media. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
