Issa Tchiroma

Issa Tchiroma Bakary (born 10 September 1949) is a Cameroonian politician who served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Transport from 1992 to 1996 and has been Minister of Communication since 2009. He is the President of the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (Front pour le salut national du Cameroun, FSNC), a minor political party.

Issa Tchiroma Bakary
Minister of Employment and Vocational Training
Assumed office
4 January 2019
PresidentPaul Biya
Prime MinisterJoseph Ngute
Preceded byZacharie Perevet
Minister of Communication
In office
30 June 2009  4 January 2019
PresidentPaul Biya
Prime MinisterPhilémon Yang
Succeeded byRené Sadi
Minister of Transport
In office
29 November 1992  19 September 1996
PresidentPaul Biya
Prime MinisterSimon Achidi Achu
Personal details
Born (1949-09-10) 10 September 1949
Garoua (Cameroon)
Political partyFSNC (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations
CPDM (before 2007)
Alma materUniversity of Yaoundé
ENAM
ProfessionEngineer

He is notorious for dismissing as fake news a video of Cameroon soldiers killing women and children in the north of the country.

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