Sadou Hayatou is a former Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

ian politician. Hayatou served as Prime Minister of Cameroon

Prime Minister of Cameroon

Under the current constitution of Cameroon, the Prime Minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless executive. While the Prime Minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the President retains most of the executive power and can fire the Prime Minister at will.-History:The...

 from 26 April 1991 to 9 April 1992.

Biography

Hayatou was born in Garoua

Garoua

Garoua is the capital of the North Province of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. The city had 235,996 inhabitants at the 2005 Census, and is an important river port.- Overview :...

. He was appointed to the government of Cameroon as Minister of Agriculture in 1984.

After his stint as Prime Minister, Hayatou became National Director of the Bank of Central African States

Bank of Central African States

The Bank of Central African States is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa:*Cameroon*Central African Republic*Chad*Equatorial Guinea*Gabon*Republic of the Congo...

 (BEAC), leaving that post on January 1, 2008. Despite the official retirement age at the Bank being 60, Hayatou was kept in his post for five additional years by BEAC Governor Jean-Félix Mamalepot

Jean-Félix Mamalepot

Jean-Félix Mamalepot is a Gabonese banker who was Governor of the Bank of Central African States from 1990 to 2007....

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