Fon (title) explained

A Fon is a chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon, especially among the Ngie, Widikum, Tikar, and Bamiléké peoples of the Bamenda grass fields (the Northwest, West Region) and the Lebialem of the South West Region. Following the defeat of Germany in World War I, the Fons of British Cameroon came under British rule, and the Fons of French Cameroon came under French rule. Since Cameroon's independence in 1961, the Fons are under the jurisdiction of the Government of Cameroon. However, they maintain semi-autonomous union councils and jurisdiction over their hereditary land.

Some of the historically significant Fons of the Northwest are:

In the Southwest region, only Lebialem division has Fons, the most notable of them being The Fon of Fontem.

List of incumbents

This table provides a list of current Fons in Cameroon.

IndexFondomIncumbentTenure
1The Fon of AkumFon Ngwashi Ndikum GeorgeSince 1958
2The Fon of AmboFon Tegum A. M
4The Fon of AnongFon Timah Moses Awenjang II
5The Fon of AshongFon Christopher Mbah Mbafor IIISince 2000 (order no. 0156/6/MINAT of 14 July)
6The Fon of AwingFon Fozoh IISince 1998
7The Fon of Baba II
8The Fon of Babanki
9The Fon of Bamum
10The Fon of Bacham
11The Fon of Bali-NyongaFon Doh Gahyonga
12The Fon of Bali-KumbatFon Doh Gahnyami IIISince 2006
13The Fon of BatiboFon Tebo II R.A.M.Since 2006
14The Fon of Bafanji
15The Fon of BafutFon Abumbi IISince 1968
16The Fon of Bambalang. Fon Fosi Yakum Ntaw
17The Fon BabungoFon Ndofoa Zofoa IIISince 1999
18The Fon of BamesingFon Muntong Richard III Since 6~April~1994
19The Fon of Bangolan Fon Chafah XI
20The Fon of Bawock Nana Wanda III
21The Fon of BessiFon Forkum Richardson
22The Fon of Bessom
23The Fon of Befang
24The Fon of BellahCharles MorfawSince 1991
25The Fon of ChombaFon Forbuzie II Martin AsanjiSince 1963
26The Fon of Efah
27The Fon of Eewen
28The Fon of Enyoh
29The Fon of EsuFon Kum-a-Chuo II Albert Chi Kawzuh Since 2007
murdered on March 9, 2022
30The Fon of Ewai
31The Fon of FontemAsabaton Fontem
32The Fon of Fossungu NguazongFon Nicasius Nguazong
33The Fon of GuzangFon GWAN MBANYAMSIG III Charles
34The Fon of Kedjom KekuFon Vubansi
35The Fon of Kom Fon Vincent Yuh II
36The Fon of KungFon Ekia Gilbert KUM
37The Fon of Kulabei
38The Fon of Kuruku
39The Fon of MankonFru Asaah Angwafo IVSince 7 June 2022
40The Fon of Mbantu
41The Fon of Mbe
42The Fon of Mbengkok
43The Fon of Mbengwi
44The Fon of Menka Fon Moses Tadoh Azah
45The Fon of MbengwiFon Thaddeus Njokum
46The Fon of Nkambe
47The Fon of Mbessa (Mbesa)Fon Gilbert Njong IIISince 1988
48The Fon of NkehFuankeh Ekokobe
49The Fon of Nkar
50The Fon of Ngyen muwahFon Teche Nje II
51The Fon of Nkwen.Fon F.S.N Azehfor III
52The Fon of NsoFon Sehm Mbinglo I
53The Fon of NsongwaFon Fo'Ngwadé Nzaah III
54The Fon of Pinyin
55The Fon of OkuFon Ngum Merlin IVSince 12th May 2021
56The Fon of Teze-NgieFon Ateughap Justin IV
57The Fon of KungFon Ekia Gilbert KUM
58The Fon of Zang TabiFon J.A. Tabi

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