Albert Murasira

Major General Albert Murasira (born 11 November 1962), is a Rwandan politician and a retired military officer who served as Minister of Defense in the Rwandan cabinet, from 18 October 2018, until 6 June 2023.

Before that, from February 2012 until October 2018, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Zigama Credit and Savings Bank, a licensed cooperative bank, serving the members of the Rwandan Defence Forces.

Early life and education Albert Murasira was born to Rwandese parents in Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 11 November 1962. He attended primary school and middle school in Maniema Province, DR Congo. He completed his high school at the Byimana School of Sciences in Rwanda, matriculating in 1983, from Byimana School of Sciences in Ruhango District, Southern Province in 1983.

On Tuesday 6 June 2023, the President of Rwanda reshuffled the cabinet, replacing Major General Albert Murasira with Juvenal Marizamunda.