Ezéchiel Nibigira | |
Office: | Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation |
Term Start: | 19 April 2018 |
Term End: | 30 June 2020 |
Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable |
President: | Pierre Nkurunziza Pascal Nyabenda Évariste Ndayishimiye |
Primeminister: | Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni |
Predecessor: | Alain-Aimé Nyamitwe |
Successor: | Albert Shingiro |
Party: | CNDD FDD |
Alma Mater: | Hope Africa University |
Ezéchiel Nibigira is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Burundi.[1] He was previously Ambassador of Burundi in Kenya and leader of the youth wing of Burundi's ruling party CNDD-FDD.[2] He was also a Member of Parliament representing Bujumbura rural where he chaired Burundi's parliament's Finance committee.[3] Prior to his current post Nibigira was head of Burundi's customs as well as imports and exports.[4] During President Pierre Nkurunziza's 2010 elections campaign, Nibigira was a chief campaign manager. Nibigira earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Hope Africa University.[5]