Justin Nsengiyumva

Justin Nsengiyumva (born ) is a Rwandan banker and politician serving as the current Prime Minister of Rwanda since 25 July 2025.

Biography Nsengiyumva was born on 10 October 1971. After that, he served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education before leaving the post in 2008. Afterwards, he left Rwanda for Kenya, where he earned a master's degree from the University of Nairobi. Nsengiyumva worked for the organization Refugee Action for five years as a policy and research development manager and served as a national trustee with the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. After having been away from Rwanda since 2008, he returned in 2025 and was named deputy governor of the National Bank of Rwanda by President Paul Kagame in February 2025. He had previously been pardoned along with 380 others by Kagame in 2023. On 23 July 2025, Kagame appointed Nsengiyumva the new Prime Minister of Rwanda, replacing Édouard Ngirente.