List of presidents of Rwanda

President of the Republic of Rwanda
Perezida wa Repubulika y’u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Rwanda (Swahili)
Président de la République du Rwanda (French)
Presidential Standard
Incumbent
Paul Kagame
since 22 April 2000
Acting: 24 March – 22 April 2000
StyleMr President
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
TypeHead of state
Executive president
ResidenceVillage Urugwiro
SeatKigali
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFive years,
renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Rwanda (2003)
Formation28 January 1961 (1961-01-28)
First holderDominique Mbonyumutwa
SalaryUS$85,000 annually
WebsiteOfficial Website

This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.

The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet.

A total of four people have served in the office. The incumbent president is Paul Kagame, who took office on 22 April 2000, after being acting president for nearly a month.