Mr. François KANIMBA was born at South Province, Nyamagabe District - Rwanda, on 18th March 1958. After being awarded a Diploma of Engineer in Statistic Works in 1980 from the “Institut Africain et Mauricien de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée“ (IAMSEA) at Kigali - Rwanda, he continued his studies at «Centre Européen de Formation des Statisticiens -Economistes des Pays en Voie de Développement » in Paris - France where he got a degree of Engineer in Statistics & Economics in 1983.
From 1984 to 1995 he has been working in the Rwandan Ministry of Planning, where he was respectively appointed as Director General of Planning, Director General of Statistics,Director General of Economic Policy and Director General of the Minisitry of Planning.
In November 1995 he joined the World Bank, Kigali as Senior Economist; he served this institution until his appointment as the First Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda on 20th June 2000. He was nominated as Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda on 29th March 2002 for six years effective from April 6,2002. His term has been renewed since March 2008.