Albert Manahi Kewene (born ) is a retired New Zealand MÃÂori dentist.
In 1965, he was the first MÃÂori to become a registered dentist, and he was the first MÃÂori to graduate in periodontics from Otago Medical School in 1974. Of Tainui descent, his uncle was Manahi Nitama Paewai. In the later part of his career he worked for MÃÂori healthcare providers and served on Te Ao Marama, the New Zealand MÃÂori Dental Association. Kewene retired in 2014.
Kewene was preceded in dentistry by Walter Morete, who was the first MÃÂori to graduate with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1928, before registration.