Ministry of Defence (Rwanda) explained

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

The MOD has affiliated agencies:^[2]

• ZIGAMA CSS
• Rwanda Military Hospital
• Military Medical Insurance
• Armed Forces Shop

List of ministers of defence in Rwanda

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]

Notes and References

1. "bidding_notice.pdf ." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.
2. Web site:
3. 'Major General Murasira takes charge as the new Defence Minister', Ministry of Defence (Kigali),22 October 2018, accessed 29 October 2018,
4. Web site: 2023-06-07 . Rwanda President Kagame orders major military purge . 2023-06-20 . The East African . en.
5. Web site: Ministry of Defence (MOD), Republic of Rwanda . The Minister . 2012-10-17.