Benoni Wilfred Urey (born 22 June 1957) is an Americo-Liberian businessman and politician, who was formerly the Liberian Commissioner of Maritime Affairs.

Uhuru Kings still is a member of the Liberian Basketball Federation and has participated in numerous national championships over the years.

[3] After university, Urey moved to Monrovia and began to work for the government, at the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC).

[5] In 1990, when the Liberian Civil War broke out, Urey left Liberia and traveled to Sierra Leone and lived there for eight months and later moved to Ivory Coast.

When Charles Taylor came to power after winning elections in 1997, Urey was reappointed to his position as Commissioner of Maritime.

[7][8] His name was added to the US Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals list, prohibiting him from conducting business with US companies, citizens and residents, and blocking all US based assets.

[11][12][13] The United Nations Panel of Experts concluded in their November 2013 report that "evidence indicates, however, that in approving the funds Urey was acting on the orders of Taylor.

[16] Urey has denied any involvement in the violence of the Liberian and Sierra Leone civil conflicts,[2] maintaining that as a civilian being appointed to head the Maritime Commission, he made no war-related decisions.

[14] The Panel also stated that “Urey’s business activities, and the profits gained from them, would appear to suggest that civil conflict in Liberia would have a significant negative financial impact on him”.

The property includes commercial production of poultry and eggs, fish and fresh produce and guest accommodation.

[20] Urey owns the sixth largest rubber plantation, Wulki Farms II, located in Konola, Margibi County.

[21][failed verification] Owned solely by Urey, Love Media Incorporated was established in 2003 and comprises radio and television stations and a newspaper.

Urey accused the Government of being involved in the burning of his stations because he was a financial supporter of the opposition party, Congress for Democratic Change.

[14] In December 2013, Urey declared his desire to run for the Presidency of Liberia in 2017, with initial speculation in Liberian media that he would do so with the Congress for Democratic Change party headed by former footballer George Weah.

[2][19] Urey subsequently launched the All Liberian Party in November 2015 at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.