Soraya Hakuziyaremye
Soraya Hakuziyaremye is a Rwandan businesswoman, financial management professional and politician who has served as the Cabinet Minister of Trade and Industry in the Rwandan cabinet, since 18 October 2018.[1][2]
Soraya Hakuziyaremye | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Citizenship | Rwandan |
| Alma mater | Thunderbird School of Global Management (Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Management) Université Libre de Bruxelles (Master of Science in Finance and Marketing) Vlerick Business School Unspecified Business Course Belgian College of Kigali High School Diploma |
| Occupation | Businesswoman & Politician |
| Years active | 2002 — present |
| Known for | Finance and Politics |
| Title | Cabinet Minister of Trade and Industry in the Cabinet of Rwanda |
Background and education
Soraya obtained her high school diploma from Ecole Belge de Kigali (Belgian College of Kigali) where her best subjects were mathematics and physics.[3]
She transferred to Brussels, Belgium, where she studied at Vlerick Business School. Later, she graduated with a Master of Science degree in Finance and Marketing, from the Solvay Business School of Université Libre de Bruxelles. She also holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Management, awarded by the Thunderbird School of Global Management, at Arizona State University, in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States.[3]
Career
For a period of nearly four years, beginning in December 2002 Ms Hakuziyaremye worked at the Bank of New York. She then relocated to Brussels and joined BNP Paribas Fortis, where she spent the next six years.[3]
In June 2012 she went back to Rwanda and spent two and one half years serving as Senior Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, based in Kigali.[3] After a brief stint in private consulting in Brussels, she was hired by the Dutch financial conglomerate, ING, where she rose to the rank of Vice President, Financial Institutions & Financial Markets Risk Management, based in London, United Kingdom.[3]
In a cabinet reshuffle on 18 October 2018, she was named the cabinet minister of Trade and Industry.[1][2]
References
- Mwai, Collins (19 October 2018). "Kagame reshuffles Cabinet, women take up more slots". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- Jean de la Croix Tabaro (18 October 2018). "Rwanda Gets New 50-50 Gender Cabinet, Fewer Ministers". Kigali: KTPress Rwanda. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- Hakuziyaremye, Soraya (19 October 2018). "Biography of Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.