Ethiopia Approves New Cabinet, Names 62 State Ministers
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed named 62 state ministers across 22 ministries as he forms his government for a new five-year term. Key cabinet changes include Fitsum Assefa Adela as finance minister, Mohammed Edris as defense minister and former Ethio Telecom chief Frehiwot Tamiru as innovation and technology minister.
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About Fitsum Assefa
Fitsum Assefa Adela is an Ethiopian teacher and politician who leads the FDRE Minister of Planning and Development since 16 October 2018. Fitsum also has been a member of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia's Board of directors since 24 December 2018. She earned her undergraduate degree from Addis Abeba University in Accounting and Master of Arts in Development Studies from the same university. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics at the University of Giessen, Germany, and taught more than a decade in the University of Hawassa. Fitsum is married and has 3 children.
Everything about Fitsum Assefa →- Occupation
- politician, minister
- Position held
- Minister of Planning and Development, Member of the House of People's Representatives of Ethiopia
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Born
- 1979