Berhanu Nega | |
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ብርሃኑ ነጋ | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Getahun Mekuria |
| Mayor-elect of Addis Ababa | |
| In office 20 August 2005 – 13 October 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Arkebe Oqubay |
| Succeeded by | Berhane Deressa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1958 Debre Zeyit, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Bishoftu, Oromia Region, Ethiopia) |
| Political party | Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party Coalition for Unity and Democracy Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice |
| Spouse | Nardos Minasse |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University SUNY New Paltz (B.S.) The New School (Ph.D.) |
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Berhanu Nega (Amharic: ብርሃኑ ነጋ; born 6 December 1958) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as the current Minister of Education since 2021. He previously was the mayor elect of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the 2005 Ethiopian general elections. He is a founding chairman of the Rainbow Ethiopia: Movement for Democracy and Social Justice and a Deputy Chairman of Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), for whom he served as chief election campaign strategist. He is also the co-founder and leader of Ginbot 7, an anti-government rebel group.[1] Until mid-2018, he was labelled a terrorist by the Ethiopian government.[2]
- ^ Hammer, Joshua (31 August 2016). "Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ House, Freedom (3 January 2017). Freedom in the World 2016. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 231. ISBN 9781442261532. Retrieved 1 January 2017.