Dr. Utumatwishima Jean Nepo ABDALLAH

Minister of Youth and Arts, Republic of Rwanda
Dr. Utumatwishima Abdallah is the Minister of Youth and Arts in Rwanda. He previously served as an epidemiology research fellow at the US National Institute of Health, where he investigated risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases of African Immigrants in the greater Washington D.C. area. Since his undergraduate days, Utumatwishima has been actively involved in youth development programs with the National Youth Council of Rwanda and continues to do so till date.