Fon (title)

For other uses, see Fon (disambiguation).

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

• HM Asabaton Fontem, 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	H.R.H.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	Tenure: 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	Fon Charles Morfaw
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	Fon
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