Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya

Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya

Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya (born October 27, 1937 in Foumban ) has ruled the Bamum people in Cameroon since 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Fon of the Kingdom of Bamum . Ibrahim Mbombo Njyoya is the son of Seidu Njimoluh Njoya .

Life

Between 1970 and 1974 Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya was ambassador for Cameroon in Equatorial Guinea , then in the same capacity in Egypt . After 1980 he held several ministerial offices in Cameroon, most recently that of Foreign Minister. After his father's death, he was enthroned as Sultan and King of Bamoun on August 10, 1992.

literature

Ibrahim Mouiche: Autorités traditionalnelles et démocratisation au Cameroun. Entre centralité de l'État et logiques de terroir . LIT, Münster 2005, ISBN 3-8258-9084-8 .

Web links

Portrait of the Sultan on royaumebamoun.com (French)
Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya - Chief of the Bamum. The New Zurich Times.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b VIP & Portraits - Sultan Ibrahim Njoya Mbombo Royaume Bamoun . Retrieved March 29, 2013.
^ Rainer Hermann : The German Kaiser kept the throne. To date, there are more than 150 local rulers in Cameroon. One of the most important is Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , January 17, 2020, p. 6.

predecessor	Office	successor
Seidu Njimoluh Njoya	Fon of the Kingdom of Bamum since July 28, 1992

personal data
SURNAME	Njoya, Ibrahim Mbombo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Cameroonian Fon (Sultan) of the Kingdom of Bamum
DATE OF BIRTH	October 27, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Foumban

[royaumebamoun-1] VIP & Portraits - Sultan Ibrahim Njoya Mbombo Royaume Bamoun . Retrieved March 29, 2013.

[2] Rainer Hermann : The German Kaiser kept the throne. To date, there are more than 150 local rulers in Cameroon. One of the most important is Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , January 17, 2020, p. 6.