Samuel Urkato | |
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ሳሙኤል ኡርቃቶ | |
| President of Wolaita Sodo University | |
| In office 2016 – October 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Takele Tadesse |
| Ministry of Mines and Petroleum | |
| In office October 2018 – 18 August 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Melese Alemu |
| Succeeded by | Takele Uma Banti |
| Minister of Science and Higher Education | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Hirut Woldemariam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1974 Wolaita Sodo, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Alma mater | Hawassa University Mekelle University Kangwon National University Addis Abeba University University of Massachusetts Boston |
Samuel Urkato Kurke (Ge'ez: ሳሙኤል ኡርቃቶ ኩርኬ; born 1 September 1974) is an Ethiopian politician and cabinet minister since October 2018. He was president of Wolaita Sodo University before becoming Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and has been Minister of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) since August 2020 until the ministry merge into Ministry of Education on 6 October 2021.[1][2]