Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame (born October 23, 1957) is the President of Rwanda since 2000.

Paul Kagame
Kagame in 2024
4th President of Rwanda
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 April 2000
Prime Minister	Bernard Makuza Pierre Habumuremyi Anastase Murekezi Edouard Ngirente
Preceded by	Pasteur Bizimungu
Commonwealth Chair-in-Office
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 June 2022
Head	Elizabeth II Charles III
Preceded by	Boris Johnson
Chairperson of the African Union
In office 28 January 2018 – 10 February 2019
Preceded by	Alpha Conde
Succeeded by	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Vice President of Rwanda
In office 19 July 1994 – 22 April 2000
President	Pasteur Bizimungu
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Defence
In office 19 July 1994 – 2000
President	Pasteur Bizimungu
Preceded by	Augustin Bizimana
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Habyarimana
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-23) 23 October 1957 (age 67) Tambwe, Ruanda-Urundi (now Nyarutovu, Rwanda)
Nationality	Rwandan
Political party	Rwandan Patriotic Front
Spouse(s)	Jeannette Nyiramongi
Children	Ivan Kagame Ange Kagame Ian Kagame Brian Kagame
Website	www.paulkagame.com

Though a member of the Tutsi ethnic group, he tends to downplay the importance of his ethnicity. He is responsible for ending the Rwandan Genocide. However, he is often seen as a dictator, and has a bad human rights record.

From 2018 to 2019, he was the Chairperson of the African Union. In 2022, he became the Commonwealth Chair-in-Office.