Paul Barthélemy Biya (né Biya'a bi Mvondo, born 13 February 1933) 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. CameroonianPresidentPaulBiya is expected to coast to re-election on Oct. But two ongoing conflicts have undermined what he has long pitched as his greatest strength: his ability to maintain peace in an otherwise unstable region. They thought that PresidentPaulBiya (92) might stand aside to allow a transition.He is already one of Africa’slongest ruling presidents, behind only Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Nguema. Biya is on the cusp of achieving a lifetime presidency since taking office in 1982. The spiraling crisis in Cameroon's Anglophone regions has tarnished PresidentPaulBiya's reputation in the West as an arbiter of stability in tenuous central Africa and could threaten his long hold on power. CameroonianpresidentPaulBiya has been urging his teams to put order within the country's partially state-owned companies. Cameroon Rivals manoeuvre to succeed Biya as RDPC leader. The condemnation directed at the Biya government following Ndangoh’s death has been particularly fierce because of the broader political context in Cameroon. PresidentPaulBiya, now one of Africa’slongest-serving leaders, has ruled the country for more than four decades. Biya is Africa’s second longestreigning monarch, just behind the 43 years that Equatorial Guinea’s head of state has spent on the throne. However, the clan is hosting a more private affair this 13 February to celebrate the 90th birthday of the self-proclaimed “Lion Man”. YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Campaigning for Cameroon’s October 12 presidential election begins Saturday under a cloud of uncertainty, with the country’s longtime leader and lead candidate, PaulBiya, absent from the political stage.