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{{Short description|Head of state of Cameroon}}
{{for|a list|List of presidents of Cameroon}}
{{Infobox Political post
|post            = President
|body            = the<br/>Republic of Cameroon
|insignia        = Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg
|insigniasize    =
|insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Cameroon]]
|native_name      = Président de la<br/>République du Cameroun
|image           = Paul Biya 2014.png
|imagesize       =
|incumbent       = [[Paul Biya]]
|incumbentsince  = 6 November 1982
|style           = [[His Excellency]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-queens-baton-relay-in-cameroon-high-commissioners-speech|title=The Queen's Baton Relay in Cameroon: High Commissioner's speech|date=January 9, 2014|website=GOV.UK}}</ref>
|residence       = Unity Palace, [[Yaoundé]] 
|appointer       = Elected
|termlength      = Seven years,
| termlength_qualified = renewable
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Cameroon]] (1972)
|formation       = {{start date and age|df=y|1960|5|5}}
|succession      = 
|inaugural       = [[Ahmadou Ahidjo]]
|deputy          = [[Senate (Cameroon)|President of the Cameroon Senate]]
|salary          = 378,813,989 [[Central African CFA franc]]s/620,976 USD (estimated) annually<ref name="africabusinessdaily">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/The-highest-and-lowest-paid-African-presidents/539546-4129430-cbmf8iz/index.html|title=The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily|date=27 December 2020 }}</ref>
|website         = [https://www.prc.cm/en/ Official Website]
}}
{{Politics of Cameroon}}
The '''President of Cameroon''' ({{langx|fr|Président de la
république du Cameroun}}) is the executive [[head of state]] and de facto [[head of government]] of [[Cameroon]] and is the commander in chief of the [[Cameroon Armed Forces]]. The authority of the state is exercised both by the president and by the [[Parliament of Cameroon|Parliament]].<ref>''Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon'' ([http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/Cameroon.pdf English] and [http://www.prc.cm/instit/consti.htm French] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228030033/http://www.prc.cm/instit/consti.htm |date=2006-02-28 }} versions). 18 January 1996. Accessed 8 August 2017.</ref>

==History==
The office of president of Cameroon was established in 1960, following the country's independence from [[France]]. The office was held by [[Ahmadou Ahidjo]] from 5 May 1960 to 6 November 1982 and then by [[Paul Biya]] since 6 November 1982.

==Term limits==
Term limits for the president were lifted for Biya in 2008.<ref name="termlimits">{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}</ref> 

==Latest election==
{{main|2025 Cameroonian presidential election}}
{{#section-h:2025 Cameroonian presidential election|Results}}

==See also==
*[[Politics of Cameroon]]
*[[Vice President of Cameroon]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.prc.cm/en/ Official Website]

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{{Heads of state and government of African states}}

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