Philippe Mpay

Philippe Mpay (1939 – 9 May 2026) was a Cameroonian army officer who served in the Cameroonian Armed Forces and rose to the rank of major general. His service included various operational, administrative, and training commands, such as leading military regions, the Operational Command of Douala, and the Combined Arms Military Schools and Training Centres.

Early life and education Philippe Mpay was born in 1939 in Nguibassal, in the Nyong-et-Kéllé department of French Cameroon.

He completed his primary education in Libamba and Makak, before attending secondary school at Lycée Joss in Douala and Lycée Général-Leclerc in Yaoundé. In 1960, he obtained a baccalaureate in philosophy in Brazzaville, in the Republic of the Congo.

On 5 February 1993, he was promoted to brigadier general. On 26 February 1993, he assumed command of the 5th Military Region in Ngaoundéré.

In October 2021, he presided over a colours presentation ceremony for new commandos of the Rapid Intervention Battalion in Limbé.

He also took part in official ceremonies of the École militaire interarmées and the International Higher War School.

Death Mpay died in Yaoundé on 9 May 2026.