Noureddin Bongo Valentin
Gabonese politician (born 1992)
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Noureddin Bongo Valentin (born 9 March 1992) is a Gabonese politician and the eldest son of former president Ali Bongo and Sylvia Bongo Ondimba.
Noureddin Bongo Valentin | |
|---|---|
| General Coordinator of Presidential Affairs | |
| In office 5 December 2019 – 13 September 2021 | |
| President | Ali Bongo |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1992 |
| Parents |
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Biography
Bongo Valentin was educated at Eton College in the United Kingdom.[1]
On 5 December 2019, Bongo Valentin was named by his father as the general coordinator of presidential affairs within his administration.[1][2][3] The office became vacant on 13 September 2021.[4][5] Bongo Valentin obtained a diplomatic passport a week earlier.[6]
He was arrested during the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état for alleged treason and corruption.[7][8] On November 11, 2025, he and his mother Sylvia were convicted of concealment and embezzlement of public funds, money laundering, criminal association and forgery by a special criminal court in Libreville and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.[9]
