Justin Nsengiyumva

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Justin Nsengiyumva (born (1971-10-10)10 October 1971) 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. He received a bachelor’s degree from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He worked as one of the senior trade negotiators for the Rwandan government before becoming Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. After that, he served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education before leaving the post in 2008. In November 2008, he was arrested and later convicted on corruption charges. Afterwards, he left Rwanda for Kenya, where he earned a master’s degree from the University of Nairobi.
After Nsengiyumva graduated from the University of Nairobi, he moved to the United Kingdom and received UK citizenship. There, he attended the University of Leicester, receiving a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He worked as a graduate teaching assistant while at Leicester and later served as governor of All Hallows Roman Catholic High School in Salford. Nsengiyumva worked for the organization Refugee Action for five years as a policy and research development manager…