--- title: "4 Paul Biya Quotes - Famous Politician (L'émergence de l'Afrique)" description: "Paul Barthélemy Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982. He was previously the fifth prime ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-biya-73790.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Paul Biya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-biya-73790.jpg) # Paul Biya (1933) Politician Cameroon **4** quotes in **43** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Paul Biya is a politician from Cameroon, best known for *L'émergence de l'Afrique*. ## Quick Facts About Paul Biya Born February 13, 1933 Nationality Cameroon Profession Politician Notable works L'émergence de l'Afrique Spouse Jeanne-Irène Biya ## About Paul Biya Paul Barthélemy Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982. He was previously the fifth prime minister under President Ahmadou Ahidjo from 1975 to 1982. Widely considered to be a dictator, Biya is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa and the longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world; at the age of 93, he is also the oldest current head of state in the world. ## Awards & Honors Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Order of Ouissam Alaouite Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Order of Pius IX George Medal Order of Merit of Senegal Order of the Federal Republic Show 10 more awards Order of the Republic Order of Merit Order of Valour Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Republic of Serbia Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX ## Quotes by Paul Biya > [We now need to look beyond our immediate future and aim higher and farther.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-biya/we-now-need-to-look-beyond-our-immediate-future-and-aim-higher-and/) [Paul Biya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-biya/) [Aim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/paul-biya-65598_aim_we-now-need-to-look-beyond-our-immediate_830352.jpg) > [I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-biya/i-want-to-believe-that-those-who-have-been-appointed-to-accomplish/) [Paul Biya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-biya/) [Accomplish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/paul-biya-65598_accomplish_i-want-to-believe-that-those-who-have-be_1678568.jpg) > [Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-biya/slowly-but-surely-we-are-acquiring-that-famous-culture-of-democracy/) [Paul Biya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-biya/) [Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fc/paul-biya-65598_culture_slowly-but-surely-we-are-acquiring-that_2352732.jpg) > [I am and will remain the president of all Cameroonians without exception, and the great winner in these elections is democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-biya/i-am-and-will-remain-the-president-of-all-cameroonians-without/) [Paul Biya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-biya/) [Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/paul-biya-65598_democracy_i-am-and-will-remain-the-president-of-al_2660639.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-biya/#itemlist", "name": "Paul Biya Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We now need to look beyond our immediate future and aim higher and farther.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Biya" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-biya/we-now-need-to-look-beyond-our-immediate-future-and-aim-higher-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/paul-biya-65598_aim_we-now-need-to-look-beyond-our-immediate_830352.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/paul-biya-65598_aim_we-now-need-to-look-beyond-our-immediate_830352.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/paul-biya-65598_aim_we-now-need-to-look-beyond-our-immediate_830352.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We now need to look beyond our immediate future and aim higher and farther.” — Paul Biya", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. 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