Seidou Njimoluh Njoya

Seidou Njimoluh Njoya (Bamum: 𖡚 ꛆꛦꚮ꛰ ꛆꚧꛂ Sɛt-tu Nʒemɔleʔ Nʒeɔya , 1902 – 28 July 1992)[1] ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Mfon of the Bamun. Njimoluh was the son of Ibrahim Njoya, and he was educated in French, English, and the bamum script developed by his father. In 1931, in order to break the power of the Bamun, French administrators had exiled Ibrahim Njoya to Yaoundé. The Bamum nobles had been scattered due to the French occupation, but they eventually chose Njimoluh from among Ibrahim Njoya's 177 children and reached an agreement with the French authorities.[2] Seidou Njimoluh Njoya became the 18th mfon of the Bamum in June 1933 after the death of his father.[1]

King Seidou Njimoluh Njoya
𖡚 ꛆꛦꚮ꛰ ꛆꚧꛂ
A photograph of Seidou Njimoluh Njoya
18th Mfon of the Bamun
In office 1933–1992
Preceded by	Ibrahim Njoya
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya
Personal details
Born	c. 1902
Died	28 July, 1992

Njoya later served on the legislative and national assemblies of Cameroon during both colonial and post-colonial periods.[1] Njimoluh was a patron of the arts and worked to preserve Bamun culture. After the French left in 1960, he restored the sacred Bamun idols to the Royal Palace, establishing a museum. He was a devout Muslim and was married to Noh Lantana. Njimoluh was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya.