Ophelia Hoff Saytumah
Mayor of Monrovia, Liberia
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Ophelia Hoff Saytumah is a Liberian politician and business executive who served as mayor of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, from 2001 to 2009. She was appointed to the position by President Charles Taylor in 2001 and oversaw municipal administration during the final years of the Second Liberian Civil War and the early period of post-war reconstruction. After leaving office, she served as a vice president of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL).
Ophelia Hoff Saytumah | |
|---|---|
Hoff Saytumah | |
| Mayor of Monrovia | |
| In office 2001–2009 | |
| President | Charles Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Mary Broh |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Politician, business executive |
Career
Before entering public office, Hoff Saytumah was a business executive and head of the Ophelia Travel Agency.[1]
In March 2001, President Charles Taylor appointed Saytumah mayor of Monrovia.[2][3]
During her tenure she oversaw municipal administration through the Monrovia City Corporation, including sanitation and basic city services. Her administration focused on restoring municipal services, particularly waste removal and sanitation, after the city's infrastructure had deteriorated during the conflict.[4]
Saytumah was reappointed mayor of Monrovia in 2006.[5][6]
After leaving the mayor's office in 2009, Hoff Saytumah joined the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), where she served as vice president responsible for corporate social responsibility and administrative affairs.[7][8] She later retired from the company in 2013.
Hoff Saytumah has also served on the board of directors of Roberts International Airport.[9]