After Barrack Obama…Sierra Leonean sets record in America
The first Sierra Leonean to be elected a Freeholder in the United States of America has taken the oath of office. (Photo: Mohamed S. Jalloh, courtesy of Jim Lowney of Union County, USA)
Mohamed S. Jalloh of Roselle in the State of New Jersey, probably the youngest of African descent to be sworn in one of the highest offices in the US after President Barack Obama is currently an Attorney and a staunch advocate for education.
He continues this advocacy for education as an adjunct Professor at Kean University, where he teaches negotiation, debate and communications law.
Information Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy in Riyadh, Alhaji Jalloh, covered most of M.S. Jalloh’s activities whilst he (Alhaji Jalloh) was in the US.
In one of the interviews conducted with him early this year, this is what he had to say: “If I am elected as a Union County Freeholder, I will continue my efforts to support educational opportunities and ensure the safety of Union County’s citizens. I believe in working to ensure efficiency in government while maintaining a level of service to the community that is second to none. Additionally, I will use my legal experience and insights to improve the economic climate and protect the quality of life for the residents and businesses of Union County.”
Well, shortly after Bernice Martina Jalloh (Mother of the Freeholder) administered the oath of office to her son, the Father, Abdulai Ben Jalloh gave a profile of their son.
Below is the Profile
Freeholder Mohamed S. Jalloh is an Attorney who lives in the Borough of Roselle. A Union County native, he attended the Newark Boys Choir School and Saint Elizabeth’s Middle School in Linden before graduating from Roselle Catholic High School.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Rhetoric and Communications with a minor in African-American Studies from Syracuse University. After Syracuse, he attended Rutgers University Law School in Newark and earned his Jurist Doctor degree.
Always an active member of his community, Freeholder Jalloh served as the Director of the Tenth Leadership Institute at Syracuse, was a Student Representative to the Syracuse University Quality Council, and was a founding member of the African American Male Congress Honors Society. At Rutgers, he became a member of the Student Bar Association, served as the student representative on the Curriculum Committee, and was a member of the Association of Black Law Students and the Association of Latin American Students.
Freeholder Jalloh has worked for both the Northwest Jersey and Essex Newark Legal Services programs, where he had the privilege of representing low-income individuals in matters involving family law, consumer and housing laws, and domestic violence. He has also worked as an Assistant County Counsel for the County of Union dealing primarily with contracts, tort litigation and government regulations.
Alhaji Jalloh, Information Attache, Sierra Leone Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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