| Firmin Ngrébada | |
| Office: | Prime Minister of the Central African Republic |
| Term Start: | 25 February 2019 |
| Term End: | 15 June 2021 |
| President: | Faustin-Archange Touadéra |
| Predecessor: | Simplice Sarandji |
| Successor: | Henri-Marie Dondra |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Bangui, Central African Republic |
| Party: | United Hearts Movement |
| Education: | University of Bangui |
| Profession: | Politician, principal labor inspector |
Firmin Ngrébada (born 24 May 1968)[1] is a Central African politician who served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 25 February 2019 to 15 June 2021.[2] [3] He was appointed after a peace deal was signed between the government and 14 armed groups to try to suppress violence in the ongoing civil war.[4] He also led the Central African Republic's delegation in the negotiations of the peace deal.[5]
Firmin Ngrebada graduated in law in 1988, then he obtained a master's degree in public law in 1994, at the University of Bangui. He entered public service in October 1993, inspecting social and labor law.[6]
Ngrébada served as Deputy Cabinet Director under Simplice Sarandji when Sarandji was Cabinet Director and Faustin-Archange Touadéra was Prime Minister.[7] He went on to become the cabinet director of the Central African Republic, and chief of staff to the President. On 25 February 2019, Ngrébada was sworn in as Prime Minister.[8]
On 10 June 2021, Ngrébada and his entire cabinet resigned following the withdrawal of 160 French soldiers from the country earlier that week.[9]