The Rwandan Ministry of Defence (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ingabo;[1] French: Ministère de la Défense) is in charge of the Rwanda Defence Force. The Minister of Defence is responsible for the conduct and implementation of defence programmes.
Affiliated agencies
editThe MOD has affiliated agencies:[2]
- ZIGAMA CSS
- Rwanda Military Hospital
- Military Medical Insurance
- Armed Forces Shop
List of ministers of defence in Rwanda
edit| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Years served | President serving under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calliope Mulindahabi | 1962 | 1965 | 3 | Grégoire Kayibanda |
| 2 | Juvénal Habyarimana | 1965 | 1991 | 26 | |
| Juvénal Habyarimana | |||||
| 3 | Maj.-Gen. Augustin Ndindiliyimana | 1991 | 1992 | 1 | |
| 4 | James Gasana | April 1992 | July 1993 | 1 | |
| 5 | Augustin Bizimana | July 1993 | July 1994 | 1 | |
| Théodore Sindikubwabo | |||||
| 6 | Maj.-Gen. Paul Kagame | 1994 | 2000 | 6 | Pasteur Bizimungu |
| 7 | Brig.-Gen. Emmanuel Habyarimana | 2000 | November 2002 | 2 | Paul Kagame |
| 8 | Gen. Marcel Gatsinzi | November 2002 | April 2010 | 8 | |
| 9 | Gen. James Kabarebe | April 2010 | October 2018 | 8 | |
| 10 | Maj. Gen. Albert Murasira | October 2018[3] | 6 June 2023 | 5 | |
| 11 | Brig.-Gen. Juvenal Marizamunda | 6 June 2023[4] | Incumbent | - |
Source: Ministry of Defence, Republic of Rwanda. [5]
References
edit- ^ "bidding_notice.pdf Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.
- ^ https://www.mod.gov.rw/ministry/agencies.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 'Major General Murasira takes charge as the new Defence Minister', Ministry of Defence (Kigali),22 October 2018, accessed 29 October 2018, <https://mod.gov.rw/news-detail/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3925&cHash=d2570ee62d0c5cfac9daec33a48b81ea#.W9ZHFZMzbIU>
- ^ "Rwanda President Kagame orders major military purge". The East African. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Ministry of Defence (MOD), Republic of Rwanda. "The Minister". Retrieved 2012-10-17.
