Remy Ze Meka
Remy Ze Meka | |
|---|---|
Meka in Douala in 2006 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office December 9, 2004 – June 30, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent Esso |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o |
| Director of the Cameroonian National Gendarmerie | |
| In office 2000 – December 9, 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 Dja-et-Lobo, French Cameroon (now Cameroon) |
Remy Ze Meka is a Cameroonian politician who served as the Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2009.
Biography
Meka was born January 30, 1952 in Dja-et-Lobo, and is ethnically Fang.[1] He is a former seminarian with a doctorate in law. Meka served as the director of the Cameroonian National Gendarmerie, and was appointed Minister of Defense on December 9, 2004.[1] Jeune Afrique ranked Meka among the "50 personalities who represent Cameroon" in 2008, as Meka is a staunch loyalist to President Paul Biya.[2] On June 30, 2009, Meka was sacked and replaced by Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o.[3] At some point, Meka served as Secretary-General to the Prime Minister's office.[4]
Meka is banned from entering the United States on suspicion of corruption.[5] In 2019, Meka killed three civilians in the remote village of Nkol Metet while speeding and drunk driving. Regional officials held him in jail worried that locals from the villages would lynch him.[6][4]
References
- ^ a b "Du neuf avec du vieux ? - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Les 50 personnalités qui font le Cameroun - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "RFI - Remaniement gouvernemental, Yang Philemon nouveau Premier ministre". www1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ a b StopBlaBlaCam. "Yes, Ex Cameroonian defense minister Remy Ze Meka's car was involved in a road accident". www.stopblablacam.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Cameroon-Info.Net :: Cameroun - Interdiction de voyages: Rémy Ze Meka et les siens toujours interdits de séjour aux États-Unis". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Former French Cameroun defense minister in murderous spree – Cameroon Intelligence Report". 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2025-02-06.