Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya Explained

Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya
Succession:Mfon of the Bamum
Reign:28 July 1992 – 27 September 2021
Predecessor:Seidou Njimoluh Njoya
Successor:Nabil Mbombo Njoya
Birth Date:27 October 1937[1]
Birth Place:Foumban, Cameroon
Death Place:American Hospital, Paris, France
Father:Seidou Njimoluh Njoya
Mother:Noh Lantana
Occupation:Politician

Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya (27 October 1937 – 27 September 2021) was a Cameroonian politician and traditional King.

Biography

He was trained as a civil administrator at the Institute for Administrative Studies in Dakar,[1] after which he entered politics as a member of Cameroon's ruling party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement. He was a Senator and held several important government positions including Vice Minister of National Education and Culture, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Information, and ambassador to Equatorial Guinea and Egypt.[1] He was the king of the Bamum people from 1992 until his disappearance in 2021.

Mbombo Njoya died due to complications of COVID-19,[2] [3] for which he was being treated in intensive care at the American Hospital of Paris,[1] [4] exactly a month prior to turning 84.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya: Bamoun Sultan dies, sadness grips Foumban palace . Pavel Joseph . Nyuysuliy . betatinz.com . 27 September 2021 . live . 28 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928023716/https://betatinz.com/ibrahim-mbombo-njoya-bamoun-sultan-dies-sadness-grips-foumban-palace/.
  2. Web site: Nécrologie : Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, roi des Bamouns, est mort. fr. 27 September 2021. Christopher. Happi. Actu Cameroun. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928020827/https://actucameroun.com/2021/09/27/necrologie-ibrahim-mbombo-njoya-roi-des-bamouns-est-mort/. 28 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Cameroun: le sultan roi des Bamouns, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, est mort. 27 September 2021. last modified 28 September 2021. Radio France Internationale. fr. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928021110/https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20210927-cameroun-le-sultan-roi-des-bamouns-ibrahim-mbombo-njoya-est-mort. 28 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Cameroon: Sultan of Bamouns, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya passes away . Journal du Cameroun . 27 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928022643/https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/cameroon-sultan-of-bamouns-ibrahim-mbombo-njoya-passes-away/ . 28 September 2021.