Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona
Former President of Trinidad and Tobago
- Country
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Office
- President
- Joined
- Announced 31 December 2025
Biography
Anthony Carmona served as the fifth President of Trinidad and Tobago from 2013 to 2018. Before his presidency he was a Judge of the International Criminal Court.
His international legal career included service as Appeals Counsel at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, before his appointment as a High Court Judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago. In the course of his career in law he rose from State Counsel to Senior State Attorney and served as Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions.
On 4 May 2019 he received the World Peace Culture Award in recognition of his contributions to international peace and justice and his service to human rights and the rule of law.
He joined United World Leaders as an Honorary Advisory Board member in December 2025.
From the Institution’s announcement of 31 December 2025. The original release (PDF)
