Meet the most educated Sierra Leonean

 

Abdul Karim Bangura is considered as the most educated person in Sierra Leone and also he is among the most educated people in the world. He was born on August 26, 1953 in the town of Bo, Sierra Leone; naturalized U.S citizen. He hold 5 doctorates degree, speaks 18 languages, and he's published 66 books, and over 600 research papers.

He speaks eighteen languages fluently, including Temne, Krio, Mende, Fula, Kono, Sherbro, Limba, Kiswahili, Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Swedish with ever-increasing skills in Hebrew, Arabic, and Hieroglyphics.

In light of his language skills, it may come as less of a surprise that Dr. Bangura is also one of the few people on earth who holds five doctorate degrees. They are:

• Ph.D., Linguistics, Georgetown University

• Ph.D., Political Science, Howard University

• Ph.D., Development Economics, University of Maryland Baltimore Graduate School

• Ph.D., Computer Science, Columbus University

• Ph.D., Mathematics, Columbus University

The renowned Sierra Leonean academic has circled the globe many times over. His travels have taken him to institutions and organizations in nearly every country on the planet.

Sometimes he comes to lecture, others he is presenting one of the over 600 academic papers he has published.