Dr. Pie HABIMANA

Dr. Pie Habimana is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, where he has been an active member of the academic community since 2010. Between 2023 and 2025 he served as the Deputy Dean of the School of Law. He holds a PhD in International Tax Law from Leiden University, an LLM (cum laude) in Business Law, a bachelor’s degree in law (cum laude), a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (PGDLP), a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCLTHE), and a Certificate in Supervising Doctoral Candidates. He has also completed several advanced professional programmes, including executive training with the UK Institute of Directors. His doctoral dissertation was published by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), marking a historic milestone as the first sub‑Saharan African scholar to be featured in the IBFD Doctoral Series. Alongside his academic work, Dr. Habimana is an accomplished business law practitioner. Called to the Bar in 2011, he has developed a distinguished career in corporate and commercial practice. He is a Fellow and Faculty Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and serves on the panel of international arbitrators and adjudicators of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC). He also contributes to national corporate governance through board service in several prominent Rwandan institutions. Dr. Pie is the author of two books and numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. He is fluent in English, French, and Kinyarwanda.