Noureddin Bongo Valentin

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Noureddin Bongo Valentin
General Coordinator of Presidential Affairs
In office
5 December 2019 –13 September 2021

Noureddin Bongo Valentin (born 9 March 1992) is a Gabonese politician and the eldest son of former president Ali Bongo and Sylvia Bongo Ondimba.

Biography

Bongo Valentin was educated at Eton College in the United Kingdom. [1]

On 5 December 2019, Bongo Valentin was named by his father as the general coordinator of presidential affairs within his administration. [1] [2] [3] The office became vacant on 13 September 2021. [4] [5] Bongo Valentin obtained a diplomatic passport a week earlier. [6]

He was arrested during the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état for alleged treason and corruption. [7] [8] On November 11, 2025, he and his mother Sylvia were convicted of concealment and embezzlement of public funds, money laundering, criminal association and forgery by a special criminal court in Libreville and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Olivier, Mathieu (6 December 2019). "Gabon : Ali Bongo Ondimba nomme son fils Noureddin « coordinateur des affaires présidentielles »". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Gabon : Brice Laccruche Alihanga et son frère Grégory déposent plainte en France pour « menace de mort »". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Olivier, Mathieu (16 December 2019). "Gabon : la nouvelle garde d'Ali Bongo Ondimba". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gabon : Noureddin Bongo Valentin quitte son poste de coordinateur général des affaires présidentielles". Jeune Afrique (in French). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gabon: le poste de Noureddin Bongo Valentin à la présidence supprimé". RFI (in French). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "GABON : Avant de quitter la présidence, Noureddin Bongo reçoit discrètement un passeport diplomatique". Africa Intelligence (in French). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Cissé, Khadidiatou (2 September 2023). "Gabon coup will not end rule by Bongo clan - presidential source". BBC . Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gabon's detained president Bongo appeals to foreign allies for help". Reuters . 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gabon court sentences former first lady and president's son to 20 years in prison". AP News. 12 November 2025.
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