Fon (title)
A Fon is a chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon, especially among the Widikum, Tikar, and Bamiléké peoples of the Bamenda grass fields (the Northwest, West Region) and the Lebialem of the South West Region. Though once independent rulers, most Fons were brought under the German rule or military subjugation during the colonial period. Following the defeat of the Germans in World War I, the Fons came under British or French rule, depending on whether their territory fell into British Cameroon or French Cameroon. Since Cameroon's independence in 1961, the Fons are under the jurisdiction of the Government of Cameroon. However, they maintain semi-autonomous union councils and jurisdiction over their hereditary land.
Some of the historically significant Fons of the Northwest are:
- Fon Angwafo III of Mankon
- Fon of Anong-Timah Bamtie
- Fon of Ashong
- Fon of Awing
- Fon of Bali-Gansin
- Fon of Bali-Gashu
- Fon of Bali-Gham
- Fon of Bangwa
- Fon of Batibo
- Fon of Bessi
- Fon of Bum
- Fon of Zang Tabi
In the Southwest region, only Lebialem division has Fons, the most notable of them being The Fon of Fontem.
- HRH Charles Morfaw, Fon of Fontem
- HM Fon Lekunze, Fon of Bamumbu
- HM Fotabong Achenjang, Fon of Lewoh
- HM Fonjumetaw, Fon of Nwehbetaw
List of incumbents
This table provides a list of current Fons in Cameroon.
| Index | Fondom | Incumbent | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fon of Akum | ||
| 2 | The Fon of Ambo | Fon Tegum A. M | |
| 4 | The Fon of Anong | Fon Timah Moses Awenjang II | |
| 5 | The Fon of Ashong | Fon C.M. Mbafor III. | |
| 6 | The Fon of Awing | Fon Fozoh II | Since 1998 |
| 7 | The Fon of Baba II | ||
| 8 | The Fon of Babanki | ||
| 9 | The Fon of Bamum | ||
| 10 | The Fon of Bacham | ||
| 11 | The Fon of Bali-Nyonga | Fon Doh Gahyonga | |
| 12 | The Fon of Bali-Kumbat | Fon Doh Gahnyami III | Since 2006 |
| 13 | The Fon of Batibo | Fon Tebo II R.A.M. | Since 2006 |
| 14 | The Fon of Bafanji | ||
| 15 | The Fon of Bafut | Fon Abumbi II | Since 1968 |
| 16 | The Fon of Bambalang. | Fon Fosi Yakum Ntaw | |
| 17 | The Fon Babungo | Fon Ndofoa Zofoa III | Since 1999 |
| 18 | The Fon of Bamesing | ||
| 19 | The Fon of Bangolan | Fon Chafah XI | |
| 20 | The Fon of Bawock | HRH Nana Wanda III | |
| 21 | The Fon of Bessi | Fon Forkum Richardson | |
| 22 | The Fon of Bessom | ||
| 23 | The Fon of Befang | ||
| 24 | The Fon of Chomba | Fon Forbuzie II Martin Asanji | Since 1963 |
| 25 | The Fon of Efah | ||
| 26 | The Fon of Eewen | ||
| 27 | The Fon of Enyoh | ||
| 28 | The Fon of Esu | Fon Kum-a-Chuo II Albert Chi Kawzuh | Since 2007 |
| 29 | The Fon of Ewai | ||
| 30 | The Fon of Fontem | HRH Charles Morfaw [1] | |
| 31 | The Fon of Guzang | Fon Mbah Nyamish II | |
| 32 | The Fon of Kedjom Keku | Fon Vubansi | |
| 33 | The Fon of Kom | Fon Vincent Yuh II | |
| 34 | The Fon of Kung | Fon Ekia Gilbert KUM | |
| 35 | The Fon of Kulabei | ||
| 36 | The Fon of Kuruku | ||
| 37 | The Fon of Mankon | Fon SAN Angwafor III | |
| 38 | The Fon of Mbantu | ||
| 39 | The Fon of Mbe | ||
| 40 | The Fon of Mbengkok | ||
| 41 | The Fon of Mbengwi | ||
| 42 | The Fon of Menka | Fon Moses Tadoh Azah | |
| 43 | The Fon of Mbengwi | Fon Thaddeus Njokum | |
| 44 | The Fon of Nkambe | ||
| 45 | The Fon of Nkar | ||
| 46 | The Fon of Ngyen muwah | Fon teche Nje II | |
| 47 | The Fon of Nkwen. | Fon F.S.N Azehfor III | |
| 48 | The Fon of Nso | Fon Sehm Mbinglo I | |
| 49 | The Fon of Pinyin | ||
| 50 | The Fon of Oku | Fon Setieh II | |
| 51 | The Fon of Teze-Ngie | Fon Ateughap Justin IV | |
| 52 | The Fon of Kung | Fon Ekia Gilbert KUM | |
| 53 | The Fon of Zang Tabi | Fon J.A. Tabi | |
| 54 | The Fon of Fontem | Fon Asabaton Fontem |
References
- "Cameroon traditional states". Worldstatesmen.org. Cahoon, Ben. Retrieved 2010-08-16.