Libérat Mfumukeko
| Libérat Mfumukeko | |
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| 5th Secretary General of the East African Community |
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Assumed office 26 April 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Sezibera |
| Deputy Secretary General East African Community |
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In office 2015 – 26 April 2016 |
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| President | Pierre Nkurunziza |
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| Born | Burundi |
| Nationality | Burundian |
| Residence | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Alma mater | Clark University |
| Profession | Accountant |
Libérat Mfumukeko is a Burundian diplomat and civil servant. He is the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC). He was appointed to that position by the East African Community Heads of State on 2 March 2016, to assume office on 26 April 2016 for a five-year term, replacing Richard Sezibera.
Mfumukeko graduated in 1994 with an MBA from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States.
At the time of his appointment, he was the Deputy Secretary General responsible for finance and administration at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. Prior to that, he served as an adviser to the President of Burundi. He served as the Director General of REGIDESO, Burundi's energy and water utility, and was also the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the East African Power Pool (EAPP).
According to the EAC Secretariat, Mfumukeko is fluent in English, French, Kirundi, Kiswahili and Russian. He has a long foreign experienced career, having worked in Cameroon, DR Congo, France, Ivory Coast, Russia, Rwanda and USA.
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