Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (Ethiopia)

Ministry of Mines and Petroleum
የማዕድንና ነዳጅ ሚኒስቴር
Agency overview
Formed	18 April 2018
Headquarters	Mariam Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 9°01′28″N 38°49′31″E / 9.024447507942675°N 38.82528295396782°E
Agency executives	Habtamu Tegegne, Director-General; Million Mathewos, State Minister;
Website	Official website

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (Amharic: የማዕድንና ነዳጅ ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government department responsible for management of mining and petroleum sector in Ethiopia. It was established in 2018 under Proclamation No 1097/2018 and Melese Alemu served as the first Minister of the position. In 2020, Takele Uma Banti succeeded as the Minister of Mines and Petroleum until 14 January 2023.^[1] Currently, Habtamu Tegene has been the current minister since 20 January 2023. It was previously known as the Ministry of Mines and Energy.^[2]

^ St, Addis; ard (2023-01-14). "#NewsAlert: Council of Ministers sees off four members "with honors"". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
^ Verdier, Isabelle (1997). Ethiopia The Top 100 People. Indigo Publications. p. 66. ISBN 978-2-905760-12-8.

[1] St, Addis; ard (2023-01-14). "#NewsAlert: Council of Ministers sees off four members "with honors"". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

[2] Verdier, Isabelle (1997). Ethiopia The Top 100 People. Indigo Publications. p. 66. ISBN 978-2-905760-12-8.

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