Alamine Ousmane Mey

Alamine Ousmane Mey
Minister of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2018
Preceded byLouis-Paul Motaze
Succeeded byLouis-Paul Motaze
In office
December 9, 2011 – March 2, 2018
Preceded byEssimi Menye
Personal details
Born (1966-02-26) February 26, 1966
Kousseri, Far North Region, Cameroon
Alma materRWTH Aachen University

Alamine Ousmane Mey is a Cameroonian businessman and politician who served as the Cameroonian Minister of Finance from 2011 and 2018. Since 2019, Mey has been the Minister of the Economy, Planning, and Regional Development.

Biography

Mey was born on February 26, 1966, in Kousséri, Cameroon. He completed his primary schooling in Garoua.[1] He is the son of former Northern Province governor Abba Ousmane Mey, a top-ranking figure in the Ahmadou Ahidjo government. Mey studied electrical engineering in Germany at RWTH Aachen University, as well as in Belgium and Turkey.[2] In 1993, he joined CCEI Bank, which would later become Afriland First Bank, and was promoted to managing director in 2003.[3] In 2004, Mey spearheaded the launch of I-CARD, the first electronic wallet in Central Africa.[1] I-Card was not an initially popular measure.[4]

On December 9, 2011, Mey was appointed Minister of Finance. Under him, Cameroon's economy grew by more than 5% despite the Great Recession.[2] The website for the Cameroonian Ministry of Finance was also launched under Mey.[2][3] Mey is a supporter of microfinance in Cameroon, and closed down 84 illegal microfinance loan businesses in the country in February 2014.[5][6]

In December 2018, Mey was appointed Minister of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development.[7] Mey's goal upon entering office was to increase public-private partnerships.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Media, Via (2025-05-18). "Cameroun - M. Alamine Ousmane Mey, Ministre de l'Economie, de la Planification et de l'Aménagement du Territoire (MINEPAT)". CAMEROON YEARBOOK RAPPORT ECONOMIQUE. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Alamine Ousmane Mey guide le Cameroun vers un avenir prospère". Continent Noir (in French). 2016-06-08. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  3. ^ a b Essiane, Karess (2016-06-03). "CAMEROUN :: Reconnaissance : Alamine Ousmane Mey, le travailleur de l'ombre au sommet :: CAMEROON". camer.be (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  4. ^ Nyuylime, Lukong Plus (September 3, 2004). "Cameroon: Electronic Payment : Lazy Take off in Cameroon". Cameroun Tribune via AllAfrica. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  5. ^ Publication, Investir au Cameroun. "La microfinance emploie 15 000 personnes au Cameroun". Investir au Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  6. ^ Ecofin, Agence. "Alamine Ousmane Mey fait fermer 84 établissements de microfinance «illégaux» au Cameroun". Agence Ecofin (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  7. ^ "Alamine Ousmane Mey: «…That our country can be in the lodge of newly industrialized emerging countries » | NDS 30". Retrieved 2026-02-12.
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