Saïd Kamsouloum was yesterday December 29, 2015, commissioned into his new functions by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence.

The Conference Hall of the Ministry of Defence was yesterday December 29, 2015, jammed to capacity as military Generals, senior officers, officers, non-commission officers and soldiers of rank and file as well as family members and friends of 47-year old Saïd Kamsouloum thronged the venue to witness the commissioning of the Senior Civil Administrator as Secretary General (SG) of the Ministry of Defence.

Commissioning the new SG in the presence of the Secretaries of State in charge of the National Gendarmerie and Ex- Service Men and War Victims, Jean Baptiste Bokam and Koumpa Issa respectively, the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo reminded him of his missions and attributions as spelled out in the 2001 text organising the Ministry. He urged him to be committed, available and assiduous to surmount the huge task awaiting him in the coordination of activities of the different departments of the ministry.

Born in Ngaoundere in 1968, Saïd Kamsouloum, who hails from Makary in the Lagone and Chari Division of the Far North Region, is a graduate of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) 1999-2001 batch. The holder of a Bachelor Degree in Public Law from the University of Ngaoundere also prides himself with a Higher Diploma in Strategic, Security, Defence and Conflict Management studies from the University of Yaounde II.

The father of five has put in 14 years of service in the Ministry of Defence, occupying various posts of responsibility including Technical Adviser No.2; a position he occupied till his appointment last December 22, 2015.