George Manneh Oppong Weah (born 1 October, 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional
footballer currently serving as the 25th President of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served as Senator from Montserrado County.

Weah was born and raised in the Clara Town district of Monrovia . He is a member of the Kru ethnic group, which hail from south-eastern Liberia’s Grand Kru County, one of the poorest areas of the country.

During his football career, he played as a striker .
After beginning his career in his home country of Liberia, Weah spent 14 years playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, in 1995, he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d’Or, becoming the first and to date only African player to win these awards. In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was also named the African Footballer of the Year, and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century. Known for his acceleration, speed, and dribbling ability, in addition to his goalscoring and finishing, Weah was described by FIFA as “the precursor of the multi-functional strikers of today”. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players.

Weah became involved in politics in Liberia following his retirement from football. He formed the Congress for Democratic Change and ran unsuccessfully for President in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting. In the
2011 election, he ran unsuccessfully for Vice President alongside Winston Tubman. Weah was subsequently elected to the Liberian Senate for
Montserrado County in the 2014 elections.

Weah was elected President of Liberia in the 2017 election , defeating the incumbent Vice President Joseph Boakai, and sworn in on 22 January 2018.

His prolific 18-year professional playing career ended in 2003.