Timothy Weah

Celebrity Buzz Ballon d’Or in 1995, president of Liberia in 2018: George Weah’s two careers George Weah, who grew up in a Monrovia slum, became the first African to win the Ballon d'Or in 1995 while playing for AC Milan. After retiring he entered politics, and in 2018 he became president of Liberia. He lost his re-election bid in 2023.