Amadou Ali (1943 – 27 September 2022) was a Cameroonian politician. Born in

Kolofata Kolofata is a town and commune in Cameroon. Boko Haram Attacks On January 12, 2015 a military base in Kolofata was assaulted by Boko Haram. The Islamist group had attacked towns in Northern Cameroon in December 2014 The attack was repelled with ...

, he was

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

since 2001 and a Deputy Prime Minister since 2004. He served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Delegate at the presidency in charge of Relations with the Parliament. From 1974 to 1982 he served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Public Service. From 1982 to 1983, he held the position of Delegate General of Tourism. From 1983 to 1985 he was appointed Delegate General of the National Gendarmerie. He was appointed Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence on 24 August 1985, and retained the post for 12 years. From 19 September 1996, to 7 December 1997, he held the post of Secretary General at the Presidency cumulatively with his functions as Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence. He was later appointed Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, serving from 7 December 1997, to 21 April 2001. From 21 April 2001, to 8 December 2004, he held the position of

, with the rank of Minister of State. He was promoted to the position of Vice Prime Minister, while conserving his duties as justice minister, in December 2004. From 2011, he held the position of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Delegate at the presidency in charge of Relations with the Parliament. Ali's home in Kolofata was attacked by members of Boko Haram, a violent Islamist group based in northern Nigeria, in late July 2014, and his wife Francoise Agnes Moukouri was abducted. However, a statement from President

Paul Biya Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.

's office confirmed she was released alongside 27 others, including 10 Chinese construction workers in October 2014. Ali died on 27 September 2022, aged 79 in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

References

*« Les 50 personnalités qui font le Cameroun : Amadou Ali », ''Jeune Afrique'', n° 2520-2521, p. 33
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