Remy Ze Meka

Remy Ze Meka is a Cameroonian politician who served as the Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2009.

Remy Ze Meka
Meka in Douala in 2006
Minister of Defense
In office December 9, 2004 – June 30, 2009
Preceded by	Laurent Esso
Succeeded by	Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o
Director of the Cameroonian National Gendarmerie
In office 2000 – December 9, 2004
Personal details
Born	1952 Dja-et-Lobo, French Cameroon (now Cameroon)

Biography

Meka was born January 30, 1952 in Dja-et-Lobo, and is ethnically Fang.^[1] He is a former seminarian with a doctorate in law. Meka served as the director of the Cameroonian National Gendarmerie, and was appointed Minister of Defense on December 9, 2004.^[1] Jeune Afrique ranked Meka among the "50 personalities who represent Cameroon" in 2008, as Meka is a staunch loyalist to President Paul Biya.^[2] On June 30, 2009, Meka was sacked and replaced by Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o.^[3] At some point, Meka served as Secretary-General to the Prime Minister's office.^[4]

Meka is banned from entering the United States on suspicion of corruption.^[5] In 2019, Meka killed three civilians in the remote village of Nkol Metet while speeding and drunk driving. Regional officials held him in jail worried that locals from the villages would lynch him.^[6][4]