“Let me take this moment to say thank you very much to all that sent in the hearty Wishes for my BD,” he posted on Twitter.

“My life thus far been full to the brim!! I have succeeded because of/with you. Where I failed it has been bcz of me alone. I can’t complain!!! Many Blessings to you All !!! added the Head of State.

As Kagame turned 65, different people took to social media their best wishes expressing delight for another year granted to the Head of State.

These include First Lady Jeannette Kagame and their first born Ange Kagame.

“It is always a blessing to celebrate you @PaulKagame! Happiest birthday to a wonderful leader, father, grandfather and husband. 65 is a beautiful milestone indeed. I am ever thankful for the family we have been given. You are a gift to us all!” First Lady Jeannette Kagame tweeted.

Using her Twitter account, Ange Kagame also sent best birthday wishes to President Kagame and described him as an exceptional grandfather.

Paul Kagame became the interim president of Rwanda on 24th March 2000 replacing Pasteur Bizimungu who had resigned. He was elected in 2003 to carry on the duties.

Kagame was born on 23rd October 1957 on Tambwe Hill, currently in Ruhango District, Southern Province.

He is the last born in the family of six children born to Deogratias Rutagambwa and Asteria Rutagambwa.

As Kagame turned two in 1959, his family fled to the north-east part of Rwanda where they spent two years before moving to Uganda.

Like many other Rwandans, Kagame spent his childhood in refuge in Uganda where he studied primary and secondary school.

Kagame led the Liberation Struggle and triumphed after stopping the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

President Paul Kagame has shared his appreciation for best birthday wishes as he turned 65.