Juvenal Marizamunda

Brigadier General
Juvenal Marizamunda
Minister of Defense
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 June 2023
PresidentPaul Kagame
Personal details
Born (1965-12-02) 2 December 1965 (age 58)
Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda
Political partyRwanda Patriotic Front
SpouseSeraphine Nyirasafari

Brigadier General Juvenal Marizamunda (born 2 December 1965), is a Rwandan politician and military officer who serves as Minister of Defense in the Rwandan cabinet since 6 June 2023.[1][2]

Before that, from April 2021 until June 2023, he served as the Commissioner General for Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS). Prior to that, from June 2014 until April 2021, he was the Deputy Commissioner General of Rwanda National Police in charge of Administration and Finance.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Hudson Kuteesa (6 June 2023). "Rwanda: Who Is Juvenal Marizamunda, Rwanda's 11th Minister of Defence?" (via AllAfrica.com). The New Times (Rwanda). Kigali, Rwanda. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Agence France-Presse (7 June 2023). "Rwanda President Kagame orders major military purge" (The EastAfrican Quoting Agence France-Presse). The EastAfrican. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 8 June 2023.