ENOW ABRAMS EGBE
Chairperson of the Electoral Board, Chairperson of Elections Cameroon
Born on 30 December 1961 at Kepelle, ENOW Abrams EGBE hails from Mamfe, Manyu division, South-West Region in the Republic of Cameroon.
Married and father of 5 (five) children, he studied at the University of Yaounde and University of Buea, where he obtained respectively: Post graduate Diploma in Political Science (1981-1984), DEA in Political Science (1984-1985), Master’s degree in Political Science (specialising in Public Administration) and PhD in Public Administration (2017-2020). In addition, Dr Enow Abrams is a graduate of the National School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM (1985-1987). He graduated second in his class in 1987 from the Higher Military Training Course at the Armed Forces Training Centre in Ngaoundere.
Grand Officer of the National Order of Valour, this Senior Civil Administrator super scale had held the following positions prior to his appointment to the Electoral Board:
MINATD (Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation) Yaounde
20/04/2015: President of the Anti-Corruption Unit within MINATD,
02/02/2015: Inspector General in charge of Territorial Administration (IGTA),
08 to 11/07/2014: Chairman of the Cameroonian Committee of Experts for Trans-Border Security between Cameroon and Nigeria in Abuja,
21 to 23/03/2014: Rapporteur of the Cameroon-Nigeria Trans-Border Security Commission,
22/10/2012: Inspector General in charge of Electoral Matters,
Governor’s Office, Ngaoundere
04/12/2007 to 4/03/2012: Governor of the Adamawa Region,
MINATD
Governor’s Office, Ebolowa
13/03/2003 to 30/07/2005: Governor of the South Region
Divisional Office
05/05/2000 to 13/03/2003: Senior Divisional Officer of Menchum Division,
22/03/1999 to 05/05/2000: Interim Senior Divisional Officer of Boyo Division,
Governor’s Office, Bamenda
1996– 1998: President of the Provincial Tenders’ Board
1996– 1998: Secretary General of the North West Province,
Sub-Divisional Office of Misaje,
1993– 1995: Pioneer Sub-Divisional Officer of Misaje, Donga Mantung Division,
Momo Divisional Office
29/04/1993 to 09/12/1993: First Assistant Senior Divisional Officer, Mbengwi
Governor’s Office, Bamenda
1991– 1993: Legal and Financial Affairs Adviser at the Governor’s Office in the North-West Province,
Ministry of Agriculture, Littoral Provincial Delegation-Douala
1990– 1991: 1990– 1991: Service Head Administration and Finance,
Ex- Ministry of Planning and Regional Development, Sub-Department for Projects and Programmes-Yaounde
1987– 1990: Service Head of Subventions.
In addition, the Senior Civil Administrator Enow Abrams Egbe is the author of two books:
- Democracy and Development in Africa: Stakes and Opportunities in Governance “2022”;
- Cameroon Bicameral Legislature and Factors affecting Policy Choice in a Democracy “2020”.
In 2017, he took the following oath before the Supreme Court sitting as the Constitutional Council, and again in 2022 before the Constitutional Council: “I swear to fully and faithfully discharge my duties and to exercise my office without fear or favour in accordance with the Constitution and laws in force, to ensure the confidentiality of proceedings and votes, to abstain from taking public positions and to decline any consultation on matters falling within the purview of Elections Cameroon
