Cameroon minister Hamadou Moustapha dies aged 81
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journal du Cameroun
Cameroonian minister in charge of missions at the presidency, Hamadou Moustapha, died on 11 November 2026 in Yaoundé at the age of 81 after a long illness. He entered the civil service in 1968 and spent several decades serving the state, according to Journal du Cameroun.
Hamadou Moustapha, minister in charge of missions at the Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon, died on Wednesday 11 November 2026 in Yaoundé at the age of 81 after a long illness, reports Journal du Cameroun. He died at his home in the Odza neighbourhood after returning to Cameroon on 3 October, following a medical evacuation abroad in May.
Hamadou Moustapha began his career in the civil service in 1968 before entering government as deputy minister of finance in 1975. He subsequently headed the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing from 1979 to 1983, then served as deputy prime minister from 1992 to 1997, before becoming minister in charge of missions at the presidency in 2004, according to Journal du Cameroun.
Born in Maroua, in Cameroon’s Far North, Hamadou Moustapha served under the presidencies of Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya. He also chaired the National Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ANDP), a pro-government allied party that supports the RDPC candidate in presidential elections, according to Journal du Cameroun.
