Gervais Ndirakobuca
Gervais Ndirakobuca | |
|---|---|
| 9th Prime Minister of Burundi | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2022 | |
| President | Évariste Ndayishimiye |
| Preceded by | Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office June 2020 – 7 September 2022 | |
| President | Évariste Ndayishimiye |
| Succeeded by | Martin Niteretse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) Bukinanyana, Cibitoke Province, Burundi |
| Political party | CNDD–FDD |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nickname | Ndakugarika |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | CNDD–FDD |
| Years of service | ? – 2003 |
| Battles/wars | Burundian Civil War |
Gervais Ndirakobuca (born 1970) is a Burundian politician, former police officer and rebel commander serving as the Prime Minister of Burundi since 7 September 2022. Prior to that, he was the Minister of Interior, Public Security, and Community Development. He is known for his violent crackdown of the 2015 civil protest in Burundi and was under United States and European Union sanctions for human rights violations when President Évariste Ndayishimiye appointed him security minister.