Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju

Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju is a Rwandan businesswoman and politician who served as the Minister of Sports in Rwanda from 5 November 2019 to 2024. As of 2024, she serves as Rwanda’s Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Early life and education Mimosa holds a certificate in dealing simulation, awarded by ACI-Australia, an affiliate of The Financial Markets Association. She also graduated from Maastricht School of Management, in Maastricht, the Netherlands, with a Master of Business Administration, majoring in Project Management.

Career Prior to her appointment as Rwanda's Minister of Sports, Mimosa was the chief executive officer of Sonarwa Life Company, a Kigali-based insurance business. Before that, she was the CEO of African Alliance Rwanda. African Alliance is an investment banking group operating in Africa.

She has over a decade of experience in the banking industry especially in treasury management operations, and trade finance and institutional banking. She played a key role in establishing the first Securities Trading Company, as well as the first East Africa Commodity Exchange in Rwanda.