Clarence Moniba

Clarence K. Moniba (born March 15, 1979) is a Liberian politician, author and former actor. He served as the country's youngest Minister of State without Portfolio. He leads the Liberian National Union (LINU). In 2023, he ran for president in the 2023 Liberian presidential elections.

Moniba was a professional American football player in the Arena Football League (2001–04). He is the author of The Official Guidebook to a College Football Scholarship.

He was the victim of several 419 and fake lottery scams that claimed that he was willing to trade millions of dollars in diamonds and African gold.

Early life
Clarence is the youngest son of Liberia's former Vice President, Dr. Harry F. Moniba, who served in that capacity from 1984 to 1990.

Moniba played football at New Mexico State University from 1999 to 2001. Moniba performed lead football stunts in the movie Radio (2003), where he caught the game-winning touchdown pass. He played a lead stunt role in Invincible, and he appeared in We Are Marshall.

Moniba earned his Ph.D from New Mexico State University, where he graduated with a degree in Rhetoric and Professional Communications. His focus was on Intercultural and International Communications. He earned his master's degree in International Relations. His thesis is "Ethnic Exclusion in Government – A Case Study of the Republic of Liberia".

Moniba earned a Masters in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy, School of Government at Harvard University.

Career
He played professional football for four years in the Arena Football League for the Carolina and New York organizations.

Moniba worked with the African Development Bank’s High Level Panel on Post Conflict & Fragile States, as well as the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Moniba wrote The Official Guidebook to a College Football Scholarship, which was published in 2011.

He served as the Chairman of the Board of the Liberia Electricity Corporation. He was a Principal Advisor and Project Manager to the President of Liberia and a leading figure on infrastructure development in Liberia from 2014 to 2018.

Moniba at various times headed the Diaspora Engagement Unit, the Philanthropy Secretariat and the President’s Delivery Unit which oversaw implementation of priority projects.

2023 Presidential campaign
His campaign platform, "A New Liberia," prioritizes self-sufficiency in rice production and aims to provide two years of technical and vocational training in high school during students' junior and senior years to empower the country's youth, who make up over 70% of the population.

Moniba vowed to fight corruption by mandating asset declarations for all government officials and imposing mandatory jail time and restitution for those found guilty of corrupt practices.

Recognition

 * Knight Commander of the Most Venerable Order of Pioneers