Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh | |
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Ngoh in 2024 | |
| Secretary-General to the President of Cameroon | |
| Assumed office December 9, 2011 | |
| Secretary-General to the Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office August 31, 2010 – December 9, 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Minta, Haute-Sanaga, Cameroon |
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh is a Cameroonian politician and diplomat who served as the secretary-general to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon from 2010 to 2011 and later the secretary-general to the President Paul Biya in 2011. He received the title of Minister of State in January 2019. Ngoh is considered a close confidant of Paul Biya.
Biography
Ngoh was born in Minta, a town in Haute-Sanaga, in what is now Cameroon.[1] Between 1997 and 1998, he had a brief stint in the civil cabinet of the Presidency.[1] From 2002 to 2006, he was the first consul to the Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the United Nations in New York. On August 31, 2010, he served as the secretary-general to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2] On December 6, 2011, Ngoh was appointed secretary-general to President Paul Biya. In this role, Ngoh was considered a close confidant of Biya and a powerful politician.[1]
On the night between August 10–11, 2018, Ngoh's house in Yaounde was attacked by robbers, two of whom were killed by security agents.[3] On January 4, 2019, Ngoh was appointed Minister of State, an honor heavily influenced by Chantal Biya.[4] Around this time, Ngoh was considered by Cameroonian analysts to be the de facto President instead of Paul Biya, with Ngoh having control over all political affairs.[5]
In October 2022, Ngoh was physically summoned by investigators in response to departments under his control embezzling millions of dollars in funds delineated to fight COVID-19.[6] The scandal, known as Covidgate, led to Ngoh having a warrant for his arrest.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Cameroun : Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secrétaire général tout-puissant de Paul Biya - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Dans l'ombre de Paul Biya, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh – DW – 08/05/2019". dw.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ Onana, Bertin (August 12, 2018). "Cameroun : deux morts dans une attaque du domicile du Secrétaire général de la présidence de la République". Journal du Cameroun. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ "Au Cameroun, les réseaux d'influence de Chantal Biya, " Madame la présidente " - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ archive.wikiwix.com https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https://www.journalducameroun.com/jdmtv/souley-onohiolo-ferdinand-ngoh-ngoh-a-la-plenitude-sur-les-affaires-du-pays/. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
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