Ian graduated from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the UK in August of last year and a few months after graduating from the Rwandan army and joining the Rwanda Defense Forces Presidential Guard.
He made his public debut on Sunday at the National Prayer Breakfast in Kigali while wearing a black suit and a white shirt.
One of the three elite divisions of the National army is the presidential guard, which is in responsibility of protecting the President and the First Family.
Before he joined other parents and guardians to witness the graduates put on a vibrant march, Ian was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and given a guard of honor. He will be a bodyguard for his own father has divided many online with some seeing it as signs of a dictatorship while others applauded the move praising Ian’s hard work and grit.
He graduated in November together with the other 568 officer cadets commissioned at RMAS, including the 24 who went on to study abroad.
Such a happy occasion! Ian, congrats and thanks for the delight you brought to us! This ceremony was one for the books!” Jeanette Kagame, the first lady, tweeted.
President Kagame’s third child and second-youngest son is Ian. According to rumors, Lieutenant Ian is being prepared to succeed his father. He is anticipated to be promoted to the Army after completing this training.
Many sons of foreign leaders study at the Royal Military Academy, including the contentious son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who graduated from the school in 2000.
Months after enrolling in the institution, Ian’s military classes sparked an interest in the continent of East Africa. Muhoozi urged him to concentrate on the subject and wished him luck with his studies.
Don’t allow anyone intimidate you, and be strong and physically healthy! Even as a small child, you were always a strong person!
Many powerful African men have recently sent their sons and heirs apparent to the RMAS to train and study military leadership.
other former African cadets Include Luhlabo Dhlamini, the grandson of Ethiopia’s Haile Selassie and King Mswati III of Swaziland, as well as Prince Dawit Mekonnen.
