Silas Lwakabamba
Professor Silas Lwakabamba | |
|---|---|
| Managing Director at Coventry University Africa Hub | |
| In office May 2021 – Present | |
| Rwanda’s Minister of Education | |
| Minister | |
| In office July 2014 – June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Biruta |
| Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure | |
| Minister | |
| In office February 2013 – July 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | James Musoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silas Stanislaus Bernard Lwakabamba 1947 (age 77–78) Tanganyika Territory, British Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds (BSc), (PhD) |
| Profession | Mechanical Engineer |
Silas Stanislaus Bernard Lwakabamba or simply Silas Lwakabamba (born 1947), is a Tanzanian engineer, academic and politician. Since May 2021, he has been serving as the Regional Managing Director of Coventry University African Hub, based in Kigali, Rwanda. Lwakabamba holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Leeds in England since 1975. Since 1997, he served as the founding Rector of Rwanda’s Kigali Institute of Science and Technology. In 2006, he was appointed Rector of National University of Rwanda until 2013. Lwakabamba served as Rwanda's Minister of Infrastructure between February 2013 and July 2014, he also served as Rwanda's Minister of Education since July 2014 until June 2015.