Ato Shemsedin Ahmed Explained

Shemsedin Ahmed Roblehአቶ አህመድAto Shemsediin Axmed Rooble
Office:Ambassador of Ethiopia to Kenya
Honorific-Prefix:Honorable
Predecessor:Ato Dissasa Dirbissa
President:Girma Wolde-GiorgisMulatu Teshome
Successor:Dina Mufti
Office2:Ambassador of Ethiopia to Djibouti
Party:Ethiopian Somali Democratic League, Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party
Termend2:May 2011
Termstart2:May 2002
Term Start:May 2011
Term End:December 2014
Term End1:May 2011
Office3:Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Mining and Energy
Termstart3:August 1991
Termend3:December 1997
Office4:Vice Chairman of the Ethiopian Somali Democratic League
Termstart4:1994
Termend4:?

Ato Shemsedin Ahmed or Ato Shemsedin Ahmed Robleh also referred to as Hon. Shemsedin Ahmed (Somali: Ato Shemsediin Axmed Rooble, Arabic: اتو شمسدين أحمد روبلي),was a notable Somali Ethiopian politician.

History

Shemsedin Ahmed hails from the Jigjiga Zone in the Somali region, also known as region 5 in Ethiopia, specifically the Makahildhere clan of the Makahil section of the Gadabursi clan.[1] He was the vice-chairman of the Ethiopian Somali Democratic League and was one of the founders.[2]

He served as Deputy-Minister of Mining and Energy since August 1991 to December 1997, Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti since May 2002 to May 2011 and also Ambassador of Ethiopia to Kenya from May 2011 to December 2014.[3] [4] [5]

He replaced Ato Dissasa Dirbissa in May 2011 and was replaced by Dina Mufti in December 2014 for security reasons.[6] [7]

References

  1. Web site: Kenya: Ethiopia Replaced Ambassador Shemsedin Ahmed for security reasons - Geeska Afrika Online. 2014-12-10. Geeskaafrika.com. geeskadmin. 2016-11-20.
  2. Book: Ethiopia Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information. 2015-09-11. Lulu.com. 9781514528358. 255. en.
  3. Web site: ETHIOPIA : SHEMSEDIN AHMED - Issue 792 dated 20/12/1997 - The Indian Ocean Newsletter. 20 December 1997.
  4. Web site: DJIBOUTI/ETHIOPIA : Shemsedin Ahmed Robleh - Issue 996 dated 18/05/2002 - The Indian Ocean Newsletter. 18 May 2002.
  5. http://www.unep.org/roa/Addis_Ababa_Site/Documents/Highlights/highlight2011/April_May2011.pdf "New Ambassadors of Tunisia and Ethiopia presenting their credentials to UNEP, Kenya"
  6. Web site: Kenya: Ethiopia Replaced Ambassador Shemsedin Ahmed for security reasons - Geeska Afrika Online. Geeskaafrika.com. geeskadmin. 2016-11-20.
  7. Web site: Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya Confronts his Eritrean Counterpart on Recent Clashes in Border Areas (Video) - Awramba Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20160619162444/http://www.awrambatimes.com/?p=14993. usurped. June 19, 2016. www.awrambatimes.com.