Gabon is situated within Central Africa’s borders. Its people and natural resources are varied.
The country of Gabon lies inside Central Africa’s borders. It boasts a diversified population and abundant natural resources.
Here are the 10 richest people in Gabon who contributed to the country’s growth.
10 richest people in Gabon
1. Ali Bongo Ondimba
Former politician Ali Bongo Ondimba, also referred to as Ali Bongo and Ali Ben Bongo served as Gabon’s third president from 2009 until 2023.
He belongs to the Democratic Party of Gabon. His father, Omar Bongo, served as President of Gabon from 1967 until his demise in 2009, is his father.
2. Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge
Gabonese politician Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge served as vice president of Gabon from 1997 to 2009.
He serves as the party’s president, the Democratic and Republican Alliance.
3. Guy Nzouba-Ndama
Gabonese politician Guy Nzouba-Ndama presided over the National Assembly of Gabon from 1997 to 2016.
Prior to this, he worked for the Gabonese government as the Minister of National Education from 1987 to 1990 and as the President of the Gabonese Democratic Party’s Parliamentary Group from 1990 to 1996.
4. Laure Olga Gondjout
Laure Olga Gondjout is a politician from Gabon. She held three positions in the Gabonese government: Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2008, Minister of Communication and Telecommunications from 2007 to 2008, and Minister of Communication and Digital Economy from 2008 to 2011.
5. Jean Eyeghé Ndong
Political figure Jean Eyeghé Ndong is from Gabon. Before his appointment as First Vice President of the Gabonese Democratic Party in 2009, he served as Prime Minister of Gabon from January 20, 2006, to July 17, 2009.
6. Jean Ping
From 2008 until 2012, Jean Ping, a politician and diplomat from Gabon, chaired the African Union Commission.
He is the first person of Chinese heritage to head the executive branch of the African Union. He was born to a Chinese father and a Gabonese mother.
7. Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya
Politician Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya hails from Gabon. From 2020 to 2022, he held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs for Gabon; from 2016 to 2017, he held the same position.
From 2015 to 2016, he also served as the Interior Minister.
8. Paul Mba Abessole
Leader of the National Woodcutters’ Rally, or Rally for Gabon, Paul Mba Abessole, is a politician from Gabon who was a major opponent of President Omar Bongo in the 1990s.
In the 1990s, he ran twice for president and held the office of mayor of the capital, Libreville.
9. Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou
Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou is a Gabonese politician who served as Vice President of Gabon from 2017 to 2019.
He is the President of the Social Democratic Party.
10. Raymond Ndong Sima
Since September 2023, Gabon’s prime minister has been a politician named Raymond Ndong Sima.
Prior to January 2014, he served as prime minister from February 2012.
