Getahun Mekuria Explained

Getahun Mekuria
Native Name:ጌታሁን መኩሪያ
Alma Mater:University Duisburg-Essen
Addis Ababa University
Occupation:Engineer
Office1:Minister of Education
Term Start1:22 January 2020
Term End1:6 October 2021
Predecessor1:Tilaye Gette
Successor1:Berhanu Nega
President1:Sahle-Work Zewde
Primeminister1:Abiy Ahmed
Office2:Minister of Innovation and Technology
Term Start2:16 October 2018
Term End2:22 January 2020
Predecessor2:position established
President2:Sahle-Work Zewde
Primeminister2:Abiy Ahmed
Office3:Minister of Science and Technology
Term Start3:1 November 2016
Term End3:16 October 2018
Predecessor3:Abiy Ahmed
Successor3:position abolished
President3:Mulatu Teshome
Primeminister3:Hailemariam Desalegn
Abiy Ahmed

Getahun Mekuria (Amharic: ጌታሁን መኩሪያ) is an Ethiopian politician and engineer who has served as several positions in the government cabinet such as the Minister of Science and Technology from 2016 to 2018 and its merger, the Minister of Innovation and Technology from 2018 to 2020, and the Minister of Education from 2020 to 2021.

Education and career

Getahun earned doctorate in engineering from the University Duisburg-Essen in Germany, where he studied a DAAD scholarship holder. Getahun worked as an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Addis Ababa University and has been director of the Siemens subsidiary in Ethiopia. In November 2016, Getahun succeeded Abiy Ahmed as Minister of Science and Technology and served until 2018. In October 2018, the minister was merged to Ministry of Innovation and Technology and he was appointed as minister. During his office, Getahun joined as advisor of XRP Ledger Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes development of Ripple.[1] On 22 January 2020, he was appointed as Minister of Education upon ministerial appointment by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.[2] [3] On 6 October 2021, he left the minister during cabinet reshuffle, succeeded by Berhanu Nega.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Girma . Kaleab . 2022-12-02 . Former Innovation Minister, Getahun Mekuria, Joins Blockchain Foundation . 2024-01-14 . Shega . en-US.
  2. Web site: Abiye . Yonas . 2020-02-01 . House Approves Ministerial Appointments The Reporter Latest Ethiopian News Today . 2024-01-14 . www.thereporterethiopia.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Account . 2020-01-23 . Ethiopian PM made new ministerial appointments, TPLF reacted furiously . 2024-01-14 . Borkena Ethiopian News . en-US.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Education Ethiopia . 2024-01-14 . moe.gov.et.