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Franck Biya | |
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| Born | Emmanuel Franck Olivier Biya 21 August 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, entrepreneur |
| Parent(s) | Paul Biya (father) Jeanne-Irène Atyam (mother; deceased) Chantal Vigouroux (stepmother) |
Emmanuel Franck Olivier Biya (born 21 August 1971) is a Cameroonian businessman and entrepreneur and son of incumbent President Paul Biya.
Biya was educated in Cameroon before attending University of Southern California where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics in 1994. [1] [2] He then worked as an intern at Bank of Central African States from 1995 to 1997. [1] [2] From 1997 to 2004, he was a partner of a forestry conglomerate named I.N.G.F. [1] [2] In 2004, he established Venture Capital PLC, a private fund that focuses on the investment to foreign corporations, not only in Africa but also in other continents. [1] [2]
Franck Biya has been speculated as a potential successor to his father Paul Biya who has been serving as the President since 1982. [3] [4]
During the 2011 presidential election where Paul was running for re-election, Franck was found to be campaigning to his father. [5] He was suggested to run in the 2018 presidential election instead of his father, although this never happened. [6] Several supporters of Franck was reportedly formed non-governmental organisations to support his bid, such as the Citizens Movement in Support of Franck Biya for Peace and Unity in Cameroon. [4]
Critics of Biya family cited that Cameroon is not a monarchy and Franck is not legally in the first line of succession throne. [4]
Franck Biya was born in Yaoundé to Paul Biya from a relationship between Biya and his first wife Jeanne-Irène Atyam's sister [7] or niece; Jeanne-Irène adopted him. [8] [9] He is married and has 4 children. [1]
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