Biya was educated in Cameroon before attending University of Southern California where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics in 1994.
[1][2] In 2004, he established Venture Capital PLC, a private fund that focuses on the investment to foreign corporations, not only in Africa but also in other continents.
[3][4] During the 2011 presidential election where Paul was running for re-election, Franck was found to be campaigning to his father.
[5] He was suggested to run in the 2018 presidential election instead of his father, although this never happened.
[4] Critics of Biya family cited that Cameroon is not a monarchy and Franck is not legally in the first line of succession throne.