17 Notable alumni of University of Kinshasa
Updated: May 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Kinshasa is ranked #1,864 in the world and #1 in DR Congo by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from University of Kinshasa sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Kinshasa won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Eteni Longondo
1965-. (aged 61)
physician
minister
politician
Eteni Longondo is a Congolese doctor and politician. He is a Member of the UDPS, and was the former Minister of Health in the Sylvestre Ilunga government from September 2019 to August 2021.
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2. Ougoureh Kifleh Ahmed
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Ougoureh Kifleh Ahmed is a Djiboutian politician who served in the government of Djibouti as Minister of Defense from 1999 to 2011. He has also served as Secretary-General of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD).
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3. Alexandre Luba Ntambo
1947-. (aged 79)
director
politician
pharmacist
Alexandre Luba Ntambo is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He serves as the Deputy Prime Minister under President Joseph Kabila. He also serves as the Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs. He took the post on 28 April 2012.
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4. Alain Daniel Shekomba
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Alain Daniel Shekomba Okende is a Congolese physicist, businessman, and politician. Formerly a professor at the University of Kinshasa, where he had been a student. He was a presidential candidate in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.
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5. Kasongo Munganga
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Constantin Kasongo Munganga is a politician and monetarist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds a Ph.D. in economics. In 2011, he was elected MP for the constituency of Katanda Territory, in the Kasai-Oriental province. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Expertise, Evaluation, and Certification of Precious and Semi-Precious Mineral Substances, CEEC in short....
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6. Julien Paluku Kahongya
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
minister
Julien Paluku Kahongya is a Congolese politician. He served as the governor of the province of North Kivu from 27 January 2007 to 22 February 2019. On June 21, 2023, he founded the political grouping Alliance bloc 50 (A/B50). Named after the Boeing B-50 Superfortress, the A/B50 wants to "bomb" poverty, corruption, bad governance, and everything that hinders the development...
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7. Didier Etumba Longomba
1955-. (aged 71)
military personnel
politician
Didier Etumba Longila is a retired Congolese military officer who served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2008 until 2018.
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8. Guy Loando Mboyo
1983-. (aged 43)
lawyer
businessperson
political writer
philanthropist
politician
Guy Loando Mboyo is a lawyer, Congolese politician and a member of the Senate of Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2019 who was appointed Minister of State in charge of Regional Planning since April 2021. He is the founder of the Widal Foundation in September 2018.
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9. Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengo Louis Alphonse
1947-2014 (aged 67)
politician
Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo was a Congolese politician. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with responsibility for the Ministry of Postal Services, Telephones, and Telecommunications in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Muzito, Koyagialo was Acting Prime Minister from 6 March to...
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10. Luzolo Bambi Lessa
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
minister
Emmanuel-Janvier Luzolo Bambi Lessa is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was appointed Minister of Justice in the Muzito cabinet in October 2008.
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11. Vital Kamerhe
1959-. (aged 67)
minister
economist
politician
Vital Kamerhe Lwa Kanyiginyi Nkingi is a Congolese economist and politician, currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and the leader of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) party. He served as the President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2006 to 2009. After resigning from that office, he went into the...
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12. Ilunga Ilunkamba Sylvestre
1947-. (aged 79)
minister
economist
politician
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba is a Congolese politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019, formally establishing his government in August 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s, having held a number of ministerial cabinet posts, and was previously a professor at the University of...
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13. Samy Badibanga
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
minister
Samy Badibanga Ntita is a Congolese politician who served asPrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from November 2016 to May 2017. He was also on the ballot for the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election as a presidential candidate.
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14. Adolphe Muzito
1957-. (aged 69)
minister
economist
politician
Adolphe Muzito is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2008 to 2012. Muzito, a member of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU) until 2015, was Minister of the Budget under Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga from 2007 to 2008. He leads the opposition political party New Momentum (Nouvel Élan, NOU.EL).
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15. Lambert Mende Omalanga
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
minister
Lambert Mende Omalanga is the former minister of communications of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is best known for saying that an overturned fuel truck that exploded and killed 230 people was trying to overtake a bus, but is also famous for saying 80 died when a boat overturned. He was born near Lodja, Sankuru.
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16. Matata Ponyo Mapon Augustin
1964-. (aged 62)
university teacher
minister
politician
Matata Ponyo Mapon is a Congolese politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 18 April 2012 to 17 November 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Finance from 21 February 2010 to 12 April 2012; as Prime Minister, he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio. He currently serves as Senator for Maniema....
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17. Denis Mukwege
1955-. (aged 71)
pastor
gynecologist
human rights defender
obstetrician
Denis Mukwege is a Congolese humanitarian, gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped. In 2018, Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as...
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