Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju

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Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju
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Born
NationalityRwandan
CitizenshipRwandan
Alma mater Maastricht School of Management
(Master of Business Administration)
OccupationPolitician
Years active2000–present
Known forBusiness management
TitleCabinet Minister of Sports
Cabinet of Rwanda

Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju (born as Aurore Mimosa), is a Rwandan businesswoman and politician who serves as Minister of Sports since 5 November 2019. [1]

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Early life and education

Mimosa holds a certificate in dealing simulation, awarded by ACI-Australia, an affiliate of The Financial Markets Association. [2] [3] She also graduated from Maastricht School of Management, in Maastricht, the Netherlands, with a Master of Business Administration, majoring in Project Management. [2]

Career

Immediately prior to her appointment as Rwanda's Minister of Sports, Mimosa was the chief executive officer of Sonarwa Life Company, a Kigali-based insurance business. Before that, she was the CEO of African Alliance Rwanda. African Alliance is an investment banking group operating in Africa. [2]

She has over a decade of experience in the banking industry especially in treasury management operations, and trade finance and institutional banking. She played a key role in establishing the first Securities Trading Company, as well as the first East Africa Commodity Exchange in Rwanda. [2]

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References

  1. Ivan R. Mugisha (5 November 2019). "Kagame Reshuffles Cabinet, Army". Kigali: Rwanda Today. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sonarwa (2018). "Profile of Mrs. Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju: Chief Executive Officer, Sonarwa Life Company". Kigali: Sonarwa Life Company. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. ACI Australia (2019). "About ACI Australia Limited". Sydney: ACI Australia Limited. Retrieved 10 November 2019.