Sadou Hayatou Explained

Sadou Hayatou (15 February 1942 – 1 August 2019)^[1] was a Cameroonian politician. Hayatou served as the 4th Prime Minister of Cameroon from 26 April 1991 to 9 April 1992.

Biography

Hayatou was born in Garoua. His brother, Issa Hayatou, was for a long time the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).^[2]

He was appointed to the government of Cameroon as Minister of Agriculture in 1984.^[3] He was the Minister of Finance of Cameroon from 1987 to 1990.^[4]

After his stint as Prime Minister, Hayatou became National Director of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), leaving that post on January 1, 2008. Despite the official retirement age at the Bank being 60, Hayatou was kept in his post for five additional years by BEAC Governor Jean-Félix Mamalepot.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cameroun : l'Ancien Premier ministre Sadou Hayatou est mort . August 2019 .
2. Web site: Issa Hayatou .
3. http://www.keesings.com/search?kssp_selected_tab=article&kssp_a_id=33075n01cmr "Sep 1984 - Attempted coup—Political changes—Budget"
4. Web site: Histoire du ministère des Finances, Cameroun. Osidimbea La Mémoire du Cameroun. Encyclopédie, annuaire. Histoire des organisations.
5. Brice R. Mbodiam, "Béac : Sadou Hayatou n’est plus le directeur national", Mutations (Cameroon-info.net), January 9, 2008 .