Diriba Kuma | |
Occupation: | Diplomat |
Office1: | Ambassador of Ethiopia to Sweden and other Nordic countries |
Term Start1: | 29 March 2019 |
Appointed1: | Mulatu Teshome |
President1: | Sahle-Work Zewde |
Primeminister1: | Abiy Ahmed |
Office2: | 30th Mayor of Addis Ababa |
Term Start2: | 9 July 2013 |
Term End2: | 16 July 2018 |
Predecessor2: | Kuma Demeksa |
Successor2: | Takele Uma Benti |
President2: | Mulatu Teshome |
Primeminister2: | Abiy Ahmed Hailemariam Desalegn |
Office3: | Minister of Transport |
Term Start3: | October 2010 |
Term End3: | July 2013 |
Predecessor3: | Kassu Ilala |
Successor3: | Siraj Fegessa |
President3: | Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
Primeminister3: | Meles Zenawi |
Appointed3: | Meles Zenawi |
Alma Mater: | Addis Ababa University (BA) |
Diriba Kuma (Oromo: Dirribaa Kumaa; Amharic: ድሪባ ኩማ) is an Ethiopian diplomat who was the 30th Mayor of Addis Ababa, who took office on 9 July 2013 until 16 July 2018. Diriba served as Minister of Transport from October 2010 to July 2013 before being elected as Mayor of Addis Ababa.[1] After his term as mayor, he was appointed as an ambassador to foreign countries by President Mulatu Teshome.[2] Currently, he is an ambassador to Sweden as well as other Nordic countries since March 2019.[3]