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Official account of Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly..
Philémon Yang
Former Prime Minister of Cameroon
Philémon Yunji Yang (born 14 June 1947[1][2]) is a Cameroonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2009 to 2019,[3] having previous held various ministerial and diplomatic roles particularly in Canada where he served as the ambassador of Cameroon to Canada for over 20 years.
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He is the longest-serving Prime Minister in Cameroonian history, having served 9 years, 9 months and 3 days. In June 2024 he was elected to serve as President of the United Nations General Assembly for its seventy-ninth session, beginning his term on 10 September 2024.[4]
Early life and education
Yang was born in Jikejem-Oku, in the Oku subivision of the Bui division of the Northwest Region of Cameroon.[1][2] He studied law at the University of Yaoundé.
Career
Early appointments
Yang served as a prosecutor at the Buea court of appeal[1][2][5