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Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh was born on 16 April, 1949 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is a Sierra Leonean lawyer. Discover Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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74 years old |
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Aries |
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16 April, 1949 |
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16 April |
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Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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Sierra Leone
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Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh worth at the age of 74 years old? Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh’s income source is mostly from being a successful lawyer. She is from Sierra Leone. We have estimated Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Haja Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh, GCOR (born April 16, 1949 ) is a Sierra Leonean lawyer who was the first female Chief Justice of Sierra Leone from 2008 to 2015.
She was born on April 16, 1949 and grew up in the Sierra Leonean capital Freetown to Muslim parents from the Fula ethnic group, originally from Koinadugu District in the north part of Sierra Leone.
Like her parents, Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh is also a Muslim, unlike her great grandmother on the maternal side who was a Methodist Christian hailed from Koya Chiefdom (then Koya Kingdom) in the Port Loko District.
She is the older sister of Sierra Leonean diplomat Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh.
Jalloh's mother was the President of the Sierra Leone National Fullah Women’s Association for twenty six years; and her father served in the Freetown City Council.
She attended the Harford Secondary School for Girls in Moyamba, Moyamba District and the St. Edward's Secondary School in Freetown.
After her secondary education, she gained admission to Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree (History and Political Science).
Following her graduation from Columbia in 1971, she commenced a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at the College of Law, London, and in 1974 undertook her post finals at the Council of Legal Education in London.
In November of the same year, she was called to the Bar of the Honorable Society of Gray's Inn, London.
In 1975, she was appointed as a State Counsel in the Sierra Leone Ministry of Justice.
She was later promoted to senior State Counsel and Principal State Council.
In 1996 she was appointed as a High Court Judge, where she served until 2004, when she was appointed as a Court of Appeals Judge.
She remained in that position until she was appointed as the Supreme Court's Chief Justice in 2008.
She was sworn in as Sierra Leone's Chief Justice on January 25, 2008, succeeding retired Chief Justice Ade Renner Thomas.
She was the first woman to hold the Chief Justice position in Sierra Leone's history.
She proceeded on leave to retirement on 6 February 2015, with Valesius Thomas as acting Chief Justice, until finally being replaced by Abdulai Hamid Charm on 25 January 2016.
