★ Biography
Issa Tchiroma Bakary
The People's Choice
“A new Cameroon cannot be built without the people — it must be built with them.”
- Born
- 1949
- Birthplace
- Garoua, North Region, Cameroon
Born in Garoua in 1949, Issa Tchiroma Bakary is one of Cameroon's most experienced political figures. An engineer by training, he devoted more than four decades to public service before standing in 2025 for the presidential election to carry the voice of a new Cameroon.
★ Career
A life in service of Cameroon
- 194901
Born in Garoua
Born in the North Region — the Benue valley and Cameroon's gateway to the Sahel.
- 1970s02
Trained as an engineer
Higher studies in engineering, specializing in transportation — a strategic field for connecting the country's regions.
- 199203
First ministerial appointment
Joined the government as Minister of Transport.
- 200904
Minister of Communication
Became government spokesman — a role he would hold for nearly a decade.
- 201805
Minister of Employment and Vocational Training
Led the national policy on youth employment and skills development.
- 202506
Presidential candidate — The People's Choice
Resigned from government to carry the voice of a new democratic chapter for Cameroon.
★ In depth
Full biography
Roots and training
Issa Tchiroma Bakary was born in 1949 in Garoua, in the North Region of Cameroon. Raised in a region marked by cultural diversity and the meeting of languages, he grew up at the crossroads of Sahelian traditions and the modern dynamics of the country.
Trained as an engineer, he chose the transportation sector — a strategic field for a Cameroon seeking to connect its regions and build economic unity.
A life in service of the nation
Issa Tchiroma Bakary's public career spans more than four decades. His first ministerial post came in 1992. He later served as Minister of Communication and government spokesman, and then as Minister of Employment and Vocational Training. At each stage, he carried the voice of the state and accompanied the country's economic and social transformations.
This long experience gave him an intimate knowledge of the workings of the Cameroonian administration, the expectations of the regions, and the structural challenges of a country rich in potential.
A commitment to a new Cameroon
In 2025, after more than thirty years in office, Issa Tchiroma Bakary chose to break with the past. He left the government, founded a citizen movement, and stood for the presidential election under the banner of “The People's Choice.”
His proposition: a restored democracy, an affirmed rule of law, institutions in service of the people, and a development that lifts every region — from the Sahel to the Atlantic, from the anglophone highlands to the equatorial forests.
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