Remy Ze Meka
Remy Ze Meka | |
|---|---|
 Meka in Douala in 2006 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 9 December 2004 – 30 June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent Esso |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o |
| Director of the Cameroonian National Gendarmerie | |
| In office 2000 – 9 December 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
Remy Ze Meka is a Cameroonian politician who served as the Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2009.
Biography
[edit]Meka was born 30 January 1952 in Dja-et-Lobo, and is ethnically Fang.[1] He is a former seminarian with a doctorate in law. Meka served as the director of the Cameroonian National Gendarmerie, and was appointed Minister of Defense on 9 December 2004.[1] Jeune Afrique ranked Meka among the "50 personalities who represent Cameroon" in 2008, as Meka is a staunch loyalist to President Paul Biya.[2] On 30 June 2009, Meka was sacked and replaced by Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o.[3] At some point, Meka served as Secretary-General to the Prime Minister's office.[4]
Meka is banned from entering the United States on suspicion of corruption.[5] In 2019, Meka killed three civilians in the remote village of Nkol Metet while speeding and drunk driving. Regional officials held him in jail worried that locals from the villages would lynch him.[6][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Du neuf avec du vieux ? - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Les 50 personnalités qui font le Cameroun - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "RFI - Remaniement gouvernemental, Yang Philemon nouveau Premier ministre". www1.rfi.fr. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- 1 2 StopBlaBlaCam. "Yes, Ex Cameroonian defense minister Remy Ze Meka's car was involved in a road accident". www.stopblablacam.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Cameroon-Info.Net :: Cameroun - Interdiction de voyages: Rémy Ze Meka et les siens toujours interdits de séjour aux États-Unis". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Former French Cameroun defense minister in murderous spree – Cameroon Intelligence Report". 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.