Charles Sirleaf

Charles E. Sirleaf (c. 1955 – 3 June 2024) was a Liberian economist and senior public finance official who served as Deputy Governor for Operations of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and briefly as acting governor. He was one of the sons of former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Early life Sirleaf was born in Liberia in the mid-1950s and was one of the children of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who served as President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018.

Career Sirleaf spent much of his professional life in Liberia's financial sector. He joined the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and rose through leadership positions over several administrations. He served as Deputy Governor for Operations, with oversight responsibilities for banking supervision, payment systems, and internal operations.

In 2016, Sirleaf was appointed by the CBL board as Acting Governor following the resignation of Governor Joseph Mills Jones.

Legal proceedings In March 2019, Sirleaf was formally charged in connection with an investigation into the alleged unauthorized overprinting of Liberian dollar banknotes while he was a senior official at the Central Bank.

A year later in May 2020, a Liberian court dismissed the charges against Sirleaf and several other former Central Bank officials after prosecutors withdrew the indictment.

Death Charles Sirleaf died on June 3, 2024, in Accra, Ghana, following a brief illness. He was 68 years old.