Ruphin Zafisambo

Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo is a Malagasy general who was appointed Prime Minister of Madagascar on 6 October 2025.^[1]

General Ruphin Zafisambo
Prime Minister of Madagascar
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 October 2025
President	Andry Rajoelina Jean André Ndremanjary (acting) Michael Randrianirina (interim)
Preceded by	Christian Ntsay
Chief of Military Staff to the Prime Minister
In office 23 June 2020 – 6 October 2025
Prime Minister	Christian Ntsay
Deputy Secretary General to the Prime Minister
In office 27 March 2019 – 1 July 2020
Prime Minister	Christian Ntsay
Personal details
Born	Zafisambo Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa
Nationality	Malagasy
Profession	Military officer

Biography

From the southeastern coastal town of Farafangana, he is of Antefasy heritage. ^[2] Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo is a career military officer in the Malagasy Army. He began his studies at the Antsirabe Military Academy in 1991. He continued his training with advanced military education in France.^[3]

He subsequently completed his academic training in Algeria, in Montpellier, France, and in Madagascar.^[4]

He held the position of Deputy Secretary General of the Government before being appointed, in 2020, as Chief of Military Staff to Prime Minister Christian Ntsay within the Prime Minister's Office.^[4][5]

On 6 October 2025, he was appointed Prime Minister by the President of the Republic, succeeding Christian Ntsay, who was dismissed from his functions a week earlier due to mass protests.^[1] His appointment came as a surprise, as his name was not on the lists of anticipated candidates previously circulating.^[3] He formed the Zafisambo government.^[6]