The authority for the Royal Rwandan Association of Knighthood and Nobility exists under the sanction and protection of King Kigeli V, who was crowned King of Rwanda in 1959.
H.M. King Kigeli with H.R.H. Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, H.R.H. the Duchess of Braganza, and the Bishop of Sao Tome and Principe at the Duke's palace in Lisbon (trip in 2006)
The currently elected officer of the Association is:
H.E. Marquis Alex Montague, President