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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
The following is a list of foreign ministers of Sierra Leone since its founding in 1961: [1]
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Karefa-Smart (1915–2010) | | 1961–1964 |
| 2 | Cyril B. Rogers-Wright (1910–1971) | | 1964–1965 |
| 3 | Maigore Kallon (1929–2015) | | 1965–1967 |
| 4 | Leslie William Leigh (1921–1980) | | 1967–1968 |
| 5 | Luseni A. M. Brewah (1925–?) | | 1968–1969 |
| 6 | Cyril Foray (1934–2003) | | 1969–1971 |
| 7 | Solomon Athanasius James Pratt (1921–2017) | | 1971–1973 |
| 8 | Desmind Luke (b. 1935) | | 1973–1975 |
| 9 | Francis Minah (1929–1989) | | 1975–1977 |
| 10 | Abdulai Conteh (1945–2024) | | 1977–1984 |
| 11 | Sheka Hassan Kanu (b. 1932) | | 1984–1985 |
| 12 | Abdul Karim Koroma (b. 1944) | | 1985–1991 |
| 13 | Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (b. 1942) | | 1991–1992 |
| 14 | Mohamed Lamin Kamara (b. 1943) | | 1992–1993 |
| 15 | Karefa Kargbo | | 1993–1994 |
| 16 | Abass Bundu (b. 1948) | | 1994–1995 |
| 17 | Alusine Fofanah (b. 1952) | | 1995–1996 |
| 18 | Melvin Chalobah (b. 1944) | | 1996 |
| (3) | Maigore Kallon (1929–2015) | | 1996 |
| 19 | Shirley Gbujama (b. 1936) | | 1996–1997 |
| 20 | Alimamy Pallo Bangura (b. 1950?) | | 1997–1998 |
| 21 | Sama Banya (b. 1930) | | 1998–2001 |
| (13) | Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (b. 1942) | | 2001–2002 |
| 22 | Momodu Koroma (b. 1956) | | 2002–2007 |
| 23 | Zainab Bangura (b. 1959) | | 2007–2010 |
| 24 | J. B. Dauda (1942–2017) | | 2010–2012 |
| 25 | Samura Kamara (b. 1963) | | 2012–2017 |
| 26 | Kaifala Marah | | 2017–2018 |
| 27 | Alie Kabba | | 2018–2019 |
| 28 | Nabeela Tunis | | 2019–2021 |
| 29 | David J. Francis (b. 1965) | | 2021–2023 |
| 30 | Timothy Kabba | | 2023–present |