After spending nearly 35 years in the Cameroonian government, he was probably one of the most emblematic figures of the Biya years. After serving as Delegate General for Tourism, then for the National Gendarmerie, and Secretary of State for Defense, Amadou Ali was appointed Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic in 1996. He was then appointed Minister of State for Defense and Keeper of the Seals. In 2004, he became Deputy Prime Minister, and ended his career as Minister Delegate to the Presidency in charge of Relations with the Assemblies.