"...There shall be a President of the Republic of Sierra Leone who shall be Head of State, the supreme executive authority of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The President shall be the Fountain of Honour and Justice and the symbol of national unity and sovereignty. The President shall be the guardian of the Constitution and the guarantor of national independence and territorial integrity, and shall ensure respect for treaties and international agreements..." - The National Constitution

HIS EXCELLENCY
PRESIDENT AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE

President: ALHAJI.(DR.) AHMAD TEJAN KABBAH (Curriculum Vitae)

Office of The President.

• The Pulic Service
• Public Order and Public Safety
• Office Accommodation
• Aliens (including their Repatriation) Deportation
• Citizinship and Naturalisation
• Commission of Inquiry
• Commission for strategic Mineral Resources., Reconstruction and Development
• National Committee for Recontruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement
• National Committee for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration
• Oaths
• Exercise of the Prerogative of Mercy

Cabinet Secretary

• The Cabinet
• Co-ordination between ministries
• Cabinet archives and custody of Constitutional Documents
• Authentication of Acts of Parliament Sealing of Oaths
• Co-ordination and Supervision of Civil Service Personnel in the discharge of all official duties.
• Chairman of the Administrative Postings Committee and the Regrading Committee.
• Responsibility for ensuring Promotions of Civil Service Personnel in collaboration with the Office of the President, the Establishment Secretary's Office, and the Public Service Commission.
• Monitoring and Overseeing the implementation of Pulbic Service Reform Programmes.
• Other duties as may be assigned by His Excellence the President.

Ministry of Defence

• National Defence & Security
• Intelligence
• Relations with Sierra Leone's Ex-Servicemen's Association.