4 Notable alumni of University of Rwanda
Updated: May 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Rwanda is ranked #5,612 in the world and #1 in Rwanda by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from University of Rwanda 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 Rwanda won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Uzziel Ndagijimana
academic
politician
lecturer
economist
minister
Uzziel Ndagijimana is a Rwandan economist who served as Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in the government of President Paul Kagame from 2018 to 2024 and was replaced by Yusuf Murangwa.
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2. Agnes Binagwaho
1955-. (aged 71)
vice-chancellor
minister
politician
pediatrician
Agnes Binagwaho is a Rwandan politician, pediatrician, co-founder and the former vice chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity. In 1996, she returned to Rwanda where she provided clinical care in the public sector as well as held many positions including the position of Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health of Rwanda from October 2008 until May 2011...
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3. Koulsy Lamko
1959-. (aged 67)
playwright
novelist
university teacher
poet
actor
Koulsy Lamko is a Chadian-born playwright, poet, novelist and university lecturer. Born in Dadouar, Lamko left his country for Burkina Faso in 1979 due to the beginning of the civil war. There, he became acquainted with Thomas Sankara and involved with the Institute of Black Peoples in Ouagadougou. Lamko spent ten years promoting community theater in Burkina Faso through the...
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4. Clarisse Iribagiza
1988-. (aged 38)
computer scientist
Clarisse Iribagiza is a computer scientist in Rwanda. She is the CEO and co-founder of the mobile technology company HeHe Limited, and one of the UNCTAD's seven "eTrade for Women Advocates from the developing world".
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