Solina Nyirahabimana

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Solina Nyirahabimana
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Born
NationalityRwandan
CitizenshipRwandan
Occupation(s)Diplomat, politician
Years active2000–present
Known forPolitics
TitleCabinet Minister of Gender and Family Promotion in the Cabinet of Rwanda

Solina Nyirahabimana is a Rwandan diplomat and politician who has served as the Minister of State in Charge of Constitution and Legal Affairs since 2020. [1] She was previously appointed cabinet Minister of Gender and Family Promotion in the Rwandan cabinet on 18 October 2018. [2] [3] [4]

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Nyirahabimana served as Rwanda's Ambassador to Switzerland, before she was recalled in 2013. [5]

She represented Rwanda at the third summit of Women7 which occurred at Unesco in Paris in May 2019. [6]

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