List of rulers of the Bamum

List of the rulers of the Bamum people, an ethnic group located in Cameroon. Their capital Fumban is also spelled Foumban in some sources.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)

Mfon = Ruler

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1394	Foundation of the Sultanate of Fumban by the Mfon of the Bamum (Mum)
Mfon (Sultans)
1394 to 1418	Nchare Yen, Mfon
1418 to 1461	Ngoupou, Mfon
1461 to 1498	Monjou, Mfon
1498 to 1519	Mengap, Mfon
1519 to 1544	Ngouh I, Mfon
1544 to 1568	Fifen, Mfon
1568 to 1590	Ngouh II, Mfon
1590 to 1629	Ngapna, Mfon
1629 to 1682	Ngouloure, Mfon
1682 to 1757	Koutou, Mfon
1757 to 1814	Mbouombouo, Mfon
1814 to 1817	Ngbetnkom, Mfon
1817 to 1818	Mbeikuo, Mfon
1818 to 1865	Ngouhouo, Mfon
1865 to 1865	Ngoungoure, Mfon	Only woman to rule. Her rule lasted 30 minutes.
1865 to 14 July 1884	Nsangou, Mfon
14 July 1884	Incorporated into German Kamerun
14 July 1884 to 1889	Nsangou, Mfon	(contd.)
1889 to 1914	Ibrahim Njoya, Mfon
1914 to 1960	Incorporated into French Cameroun
1914 to 1931	Ibrahim Njoya, Mfon	(contd.)
1931 to 1933	Interregnum
1933 to 1960	al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, Mfon
1960 to current	Incorporated into Independent Cameroon
1960 to 1992	al-Haji Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, Mfon	(contd.)
1992 to 2021	al-Haji Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, Mfon
2021 to present	Nabil Mbombo Njoya

See also

• Cameroon
  • Politics of Cameroon
  • Heads of state of Cameroon
  • Colonial heads of Cameroon British Cameroon (Cameroons)
  • Heads of government of Cameroon (Cameroons)
  • Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
  • Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
  • Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun)
  • Rulers of Mandara
• Lists of office-holders

References

DeLancey, Mark W., and Mokeba, H. Mbella (1990) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J., ISBN 0-585-07032-6 ;

Neba, Aaron (1999) Modern Geography of the Republic of Cameroon (3rd ed.) Neba Publishers, Bamenda